4C Air by Mordicai Gerstein ET 3/28

What is the main theme of the poem 'Air' by Mordicai Gerstein?

• The visibility of air

• The smell of air

• The movement and effects of air

• The color of air

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

According to the poem, what is swimming in the air called?

• Birds

• Clouds

• Kites

• Balloons

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

How does the poem describe the smell of air?

• Like roses or fresh-cut grass

• Like gasoline or rain

• Like skunk

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does the poem suggest about the visibility of air?

• The air is visible.

• The air is invisible.

• The air is sometimes visible.

• The air is colorful.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What do you think the author is trying to convey with this statement?

• The author is expressing a personal opinion.

• The author is providing factual information.

• The author is asking a rhetorical question.

• The author is making a persuasive argument.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

In line 19, the word musses means —

• gets wet

• makes clean

• removes from a location

• rearranges in an untidy way

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why does the poet include descriptive language in these lines?

• To persuade the reader to spend more time outdoors

• To tell the reader that air can smell like many things after it rains

• To explain how the smell of roses is different from the smell of skunk

• To emphasize that air can be both pleasant and unpleasant

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Line 38 is different from the other lines of the poem most likely because the poet wants to —

• show that this line should be read quickly

• add humor to the poem by spelling the word incorrectly

• emphasize the idea expressed in the line

• suggest that this is the most important word in the poem

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which line from the poem best shows that air can be powerful?

• The sky is made of air.

• It tears leaves off trees

• It has no color or shape

• or blow a soap bubble.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The speaker in the poem believes that the difference between wind and air is that wind is —

• colder

• thinner

• smelly

• moving

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.5