Look Back at the Text
What is happening in stanza 2?
A. The butterflies are rising into the air.
B. A cocoon is being formed.
C. The worm is coming out of the egg.
D. The butterfly is coming out of the cocoon.
B. A cocoon is being formed.
How do you suppose the butterflies feel at the end of the poem?
A. sad to leave their cocoons
B. angry to share the sky
C. free to explore the world
D. scared to meet each other
C. free to explore the world
In stanza 1, the “worm” should really be called -
A. an egg
B. a caterpillar
C. a butterfly
D. a shell
B. a caterpillar
Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
It seeps inside the tiniest cracks.
What does the suffix est in the word tiniest mean?
A. less
B. full of
C. most
D. state of
C. most
What does the picture of the hurricane help the reader understand?
A. how fast the winds of a hurricane are
B. how a hurricane drops large amounts of water
C. what an eye of a hurricane looks like
D. what type of destruction a hurricane causes
C. what an eye of a hurricane looks like
How do you suppose the poet views life?
A. as boring
B. as exciting
C. as difficult
D. as sad
B. as exciting
Which line from stanza 3 has repetition? Place a check mark next to it.
A. Finally, I break out,
B. Of my little cocoon.
C. I’ll be flying in the air,
D. Very, very soon.
D. Very, very soon.
DAILY DOUBLE! - DOUBLE YOUR POINTS WITH THIS QUESTION
Part A What is the meaning of the word hoops as it is used in paragraph 6?
A. some fun
B. some wheels
C. a race
D. a sport
Part B Which word from paragraph 6 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word hoops?
A. tires
B. basketball
C. ride
D. playground
Part A
D. a sport
Part B
B. basketball
Based on the topic sentence of each paragraph, where is the best place to find information about hurricanes that might surprise the reader?
A. paragraph 1
B. paragraph 2
C. paragraph 4
D. paragraph 5
B. paragraph 2
Part A - Why do you suppose the poet didn’t call the poem, “Butterflies”?
A. She wanted to confuse the reader.
B. She wanted to write the poem first, and then figure out its meaning.
C. She wanted the reader to discover what the poem was about.
D. She wanted to have a longer title for the poem.
Part B – What does the answer to Part A tell us about the poet?
A. She likes to fool people.
B. She needs to learn more about poetry.
C. She likes to challenge people.
D. She needs to learn how to shorten her titles.
Part A
C. She wanted the reader to discover what the poem was about.
Part B
C. She likes to challenge people.
"Life is a process, There’s always something new."
What central message do these lines confirm?
A. Life is odd.
B. Life is always changing like a butterfly.
C. Life never stays the same and is confusing.
D. Life is hard work.
B. Life is always changing like a butterfly.
What is the meaning of the word seeps as it is used in paragraph 1?
A. peeks in quietly
B. flies around quickly
C. stays in the same space
D. passes through a small opening
D. passes through a small opening
Based on the passage, which weather condition would most likely result in a hurricane?
A. Fast winds start blowing during a summer storm.
B. Thunder and lightning are heard and seen in a storm.
C. A storm grows over the Gulf of Mexico.
D. A storm moves over a farm in the Southeast.
C. A storm grows over the Gulf of Mexico.
DAILY DOUBLE! - DOUBLE YOUR POINTS WITH THIS QUESTION
Part A Which sentence best states the author’s point of view about hurricanes?
A. They are dangerous but necessary.
B. They are mainly positive forces.
C. They are fun to watch.
D. They are wild and unsafe.
Part B Which detail from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “. . . stretches 300 miles (483 km) across.” (paragraph 1)
B. “. . . usually 100 to 200 miles per hour (163 to 322 kph).” (paragraph 1)
C. “. . . forms a ring around the eye.” (paragraph 2)
D. “. . . crops would die without it.” (paragraph 5)
Part A
A. They are dangerous but necessary.
Part B
D. “. . . crops would die without it.” (paragraph 5)
How do the details in paragraph 5 best support the main idea of the passage?
A. They tell how to collect air.
B. They tell how air moves around.
C. They tell how it is possible to taste air.
D. They tell how to use your breath as air.
A. They tell how to collect air.
Based on the suffix ist, what does the word meteorologists mean?
A. places for meteorology
B. books about meteorology
C. people who study meteorology
D. tools used to study meteorology
C. people who study meteorology
Which detail from the passage best supports the idea that hurricanes are part of a natural cycle of events?
A. They take ocean water and drop it on land.
B. They move over bodies of water.
C. They can form over every sea in the tropics.
D. They have sunny spots that form a ring.
A. They take ocean water and drop it on land.
How does the author best support the point that people need hurricanes?
A. by describing what it is like inside of a hurricane
B. by listing the places where hurricanes start
C. by explaining what a hurricane season is
D. by stating how much rain comes from hurricanes
D. by stating how much rain comes from hurricanes
Which part of the passage is the best place to find information about how air can fill up room inside an object?
A. the first paragraph
B. the last paragraph
C. the first and second sections
D. the second and third sections
B. the last paragraph
Which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of the word swirling as it is used in paragraph 1?
A. “big twisting tops or giant snails”
B. “big, dark clouds”
C. “crackles and booms”
D. “lights up fierce clouds”
A. “big twisting tops or giant snails”