Day 3 Bootcamp

What is the most likely reason the poet describes the full moon as a “gray balloon bobbing in the sky” in lines 2 and 3 of the poem?

• To highlight that the full moon is inflated with air

• To indicate that the full moon is about to blow away

• To reveal that the full moon is at risk of popping

• To show that the full moon is a round circle that seems to float in the sky

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Read lines 7 through 9. What is the most likely reason the poet uses a simile in these lines?

• To identify the sounds people hear on nights with half-moons

• To suggest that the half-moon looks like a laughing face

• To explain why nights with half-moons make people feel happier

• To show how the stars form the shape of a half-moon

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In the poem “Moonscapes,” what is the most likely reason the poet uses figurative language to describe the moon phases? Support your answer with evidence from the poem.

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Read lines 16 through 18. The figurative language in these lines help the reader understand -

• how the crescent moon looks

• that the crescent moon has pieces falling off of it

• how the crescent moon tastes

• the way the crescent moon travels through the sky

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Read line 4. How does this line support the theme of the poem?

• By suggesting that friends help people get through difficult times

• By highlighting that even though special moments end, they are not gone forever

• By showing that animals can bring people comfort

• By suggesting that butterflies always return to people who chase them

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Read lines 11 and 12. These lines suggest that the speaker thinks -

• wooden boxes should be used to store unimportant things

• the leaf makes her dresser look cluttered

• the leaf reminds her of a special memory with her friend

• Kathy did not think the leaf was important

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Which line helps the reader understand that the poet uses a first-person point of view in the poem? Select ONE highlighted line from the poem.

• It flew toward the tomato plants,

• Her red dog lay in the grass,

• A breeze blew.

• “It’s good luck,” I said.

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Which lines from the poem best support the conclusion that the speaker believes that some things are valuable even if they look like they are not? Select TWO correct answers.

• then up and over the roof of the toolshed. (line 3)

• And we sat in the shade, waiting. (line 5)

• A breeze blew. (line 8)

• “It’s good luck,” I said. (line 10)

• and I kept it in a wooden box on top of my dresser. (line 12)

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What change should be made in sentence 1?

• Change vacation to Vacation

• Insert a comma after soon

• Change I to i

• Change wait to weight

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What is the MOST effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 3?

• Above all

• However

• Next

• Although

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