Infer
Summarize
Structural Elements
vocabulary
Determine the Category
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The caged bird most likely feels: A) like a slave B) like a small animal C) like a prisoner D) like a pet
The correct answer is... Like a PRISONER.
100
Stanzas 1 and 2 are contrasting which 2 things? A) a free bird to a caged bird B) a cage to the sky C) a pet bird to a bird that has escaped D) a metaphor to a simile
The answer is... a free bird to a caged bird
100
Which lines rhyme in this poem? A) The 1st and 3rd lines of each stanza B) The 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza C) the 3rd and 5th lines of each stanza D) This is a free verse poem
The answer is... The 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza
100
Which definition of the word CURRENT best matches the way it is used in line 3 of stanza 1? 1.passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing 2. a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction. 3. Electricity 4. a course, as of time or events; the main course; the general tendency.
The answer is... a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction.
100
Readers must read the text carefully, and apply the clues they get along with their prior knowledge to come up with the answer. This is called __________.
Inferring or making an inference.
200
The reader can infer that "bars of rage" refers to: A) his health and how he feels sick B) the cage bars and how they anger him C) the person who trapped him and his hatred for them D) his wings and how it angers him that he can't fly
The answer is... the cage bars and how they anger him
200
Stanzas 1 and 4 are mostly about: A) naming things a free bird knows about B) what a free bird can do and think about C) what a free bird learns and feels D) where a free bird can go during the day
The answer is... what a free bird can do and think about
200
In stanza 5, which lines contain metaphors? A) lines 1 and 2 B) lines 2 and 3 C) lines 3 and 4 D) this is a free verse poem
The answer is... lines 2 and 3
200
In stanza 2 line 3, the word seldom most likely means: A) faintly B) always C) rarely D) probably
The answer is.... RARELY
200
The reader MUST know the "who, what and why" of the poem to be able to develop one of these.
The answer is... a summary!
300
(Re-read Stanza 2). The reader can infer that the author feels as if singing is a A) freedom B) necessity C) luxury D) fear
The answer is... freedom! What would be your text evidence?
300
The author most likely uses repetition of stanza 3 at the end of the poem to (pick 2 answers): A) emphasize the somber tone of the poem B)remind the reader of how the bird feels C) include some rhyme and meter D) evoke an emotional response from the reader
The answer is... A) emphasize the somber tone of the poem D) evoke an emotional response from the reader
300
Why do you think the author chose the phrase: "The free bird leaps on the back of the wind"?
Answers vary
300
The reader must go back into the paragraph and re-read in order to ensure they understand the true meaning, and match it to the correct answer. These kinds of questions are kinds of word knowledge or ___________ questions.
The answer is VOCABULARY!
400
In which line and stanza does the author personify a tree?
Stanza 4, Line 2: "the sighing trees"
400
In poetry, these types of questions may ask you about rhyme, meter, stanzas, similes, or metaphors.
The answer is... Structural Elements
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