Quiz on the Poem 'Rivulet' by Aramís Quintero

1. 11. According to the poem, which water source affects the water level in the small pool?

• Water from the rivulet

• Water from the rain

• Water from the ocean

• Water from the sea

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12. 12. Which sentence best summarizes lines 1–7?

• A drop of rain collects in a small pool.

• A wide river rushes over different kinds of stones.

• A creek fills a dry pool near a meadow.

• A little stream passes through a field of grass.

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13. 13. In line 6, the word thread refers to

• the sound made by the water.

• the size of the stream of water.

• the stones rolling in the moving water.

• the grass growing along the edge of the water.

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14. 14. The rivulet is unable to reach the ocean because it

• collects in a pool.

• is not long enough.

• flows under the ground.

• evaporates in the sunlight.

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15. 15. Read lines 9-11

16. "important waters, it says,

17. are waiting for it

18. out at sea."

19. What do these lines tell readers about the rivulet?

• Where the rivulet eventually flows

• Why the rivulet will fail to reach the ocean

• Why the waters are essential to the rivulet

• What to expect once the rivulet reaches the sea

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16. 16. Which characteristic best describes the rivulet?

• Successful

• Confused

• Motivated

• Disappointed

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17. 17. Which pair of lines best expresses how the speaker feels about the rivulet?

• Lines 3 and 4

• Lines 6 and 7

• Lines 15 and 16

• Lines 19 and 20

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18. 18. The rivulet is in a hurry because it believes that the

• pool is dry.

• fountain is near.

• ocean is waiting.

• rain is approaching.

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19. 19. Why is the rivulet unable to reach the ocean? Select two reasons why the rivulet is unable to reach the ocean.

• It is not long enough.

• It collects in a pool.

• It will evaporate in the sunlight.

• It flows under the ground.

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20. 20. Which phrases from the poem reflect the goal of the rivulet? Select each phrase that applies.

• "there goes the thread of water" (line 6)

• "important waters, it says, / are waiting for it" (lines 9 and 10)

• "It collects in a small pool" (line 14)

• "And the rivulet says/ that the deep ocean awaits" (lines 17 7 18)

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