Poetry Collection
The poem “Latitude Longitude Dreams” says that Magellan and Columbus traversed their dreams. What does the word traversed mean?
A. lived with
B. traveled through
C. shared with others
D. planned to explore
B. traveled through
I found Maria PEERING over the wall to watch the raccoons playing in the park.
A. looking
B. climbing
C. jumping
D. kneeling
A. looking
What is the base word of reversible?
A. ever
B. verse
C. revere
D. reverse
D. reverse
What was the common theme between all of the poems in this week's collection?
Travel & Exploration
In “Learning the World,” the speaker’s dream is to —
A. travel and learn about the world
B. find or create a map of the world
C. memorize the places on the map
D. see the planets through a telescope
A. travel and learn about the world
Pioneers in wagons once TRAVERSED the plains outside Jefferson City.
A. moved across
B. lived in
C. returned to
D. struggled with
A. moved across
What is the base word of noticeable?
A. no
B. not
C. notice
D. noticed
C. notice
When an author puts a comma in a line or sentence, it causes the reader to —
A. take a pause while reading
B. think that the poem sounds musical
C. read the previous line again
D. make a creative comparison
A. take a pause while reading
Which line from “Latitude Longitude Dreams” tells what latitude and longitude are?
A. “Steered his ship by celestial rays”
B. “Etching earth with invisible designs”
C. “These lines that slide from pole to pole”
D. “Our home, our ship, our planet earth”
C. “These lines that slide from pole to pole”
The class will visit with the head of the Natural History Museum VIA a computer and video call.
A. under
B. behind
C. after
D. through
D. through
What is the base word of forcible?
A. for
B. fore
C. force
D. forced
C. force
BAM!, BOOM!, and RING RING! are all examples of what type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
In both “Learning the World” and “A Map and a Dream,” the speakers use maps to —
A. create a telescope
B. find where they live
C. plan trips to new places
D. imagine places in the world
D. imagine places in the world
The INTERSECTING lines on the map are Elm Street and Star Avenue.
A. straight
B. crossing
C. opposite
D. parallel
B. crossing
What is the base word of adaptable?
A. ad
B. adapt
C. able
D. table
B. adapt
"The fall leaves danced across the lawn in the wind" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
Why does the speaker of “Early Explorers” say that no place is ever undiscovered?
A. You can learn about any place from books.
B. Animals have already traveled everywhere.
C. Explorers have already mapped every place.
D. You can travel anywhere in your imagination.
B. Animals have already traveled everywhere.
He measured the GIRTH of the tree.
A. length
B. distance around
C. height
D. number of leaves
B. distance around
The root word of accessible is —
A. access
B. session
C. success
D. essence
A. access
"She swims so naturally like a fish in the sea" is what type of figurative language?
Simile