Mod 8: W1: Here (Reading Passage) assignment

What animal is the main subject of the poem 'Here' by Amy Imbody?

• The black bear

• The red fox

• The gray wolf

• The white rabbit

Name two types of food the black bear eats according to the poem.

• Grubs and ants

• Berries and honey

• Fish and leaves

• Roots and fruits

Where does the speaker say they built a house?

• Along the black bear's trail

• On the mountain peak

• Beside the flowing river

• In the middle of the forest

Does building a house along the bear's trail stop the bear from hunting? Explain your answer using evidence from the poem.

• No, building a house does not stop the bear from hunting. The poem says, 'but that does not confine his hunt.'

• Yes, building a house makes the bear leave the area permanently.

• Yes, the poem says the bear is afraid of houses and avoids them.

• No, the poem says the bear only hunts in open fields, not near houses.

Describe the setting of the poem 'Here' by Amy Imbody.

• The setting is a forest with laurel limbs and a piney forest floor, where a black bear hunts for food.

• The setting is a bustling city street filled with people and cars.

• The setting is a sandy beach with crashing waves and seagulls overhead.

• The setting is a snowy mountain peak with icy winds and no vegetation.

What does shoots mean as it is used above?

• to move rapidly

• a series of hunting trips

• the new growth on a plant

• to launch something swiftly

What does the alliteration in these lines highlight?

• the delicious food the bear eats

• the amusing games the bear plays

• the beautiful world the bear lives in

• the interesting places the bear visits

Read lines 13–14. He grows stout on slender trout Which element of poetry is used in these lines?

• simile

• rhyme

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

Read lines 20–25. and so I see his disappearing back, his rounded ears appearing, disappearing in the tangled laurel limbs and piney forest floor. What does the repetition in these lines help to highlight about the bear?

• The bear is difficult to observe steadily.

• The bear is comfortable in his territory.

• The bear explores the forest carefully.

• The bear listens to unfamiliar sounds.

Think about the prefix tri-. What does trio mean above?

• a lovely song

• a group of three

• a valuable reward

• a change of seasons