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Test Description: STAAR Review (Poem)
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1) In stanza 2 (lines 7–12), the reader can tell that the speaker feels —
A
relieved that she is going to a familiar place where there will be less conflict
B
confident that she will not feel separated from those in her family who speak a different language
C
concerned that she must continue to talk with people who speak different languages
D
irritated that she does not have better communication skills for the experiences she has
2) The simile in stanza 1 (lines 1–6) helps show that the speaker —
A
wants to go home again and not have to speak or listen to anyone
B
wants to learn different languages in order to communicate with others
C
feels torn between two different worlds that have little in common
D
feels annoyed by having to spend so much time listening to others
3) What message does the poet hope to convey in the poem?
A
The best way to remember a person is to visit the place where that person was born.
B
Moving to a new place offers a person important and unique opportunities.
C
A person’s sense of identity is often linked to a meaningful location in one’s past.
D
A person’s memories become more significant as one grows older.
4) Which lines from the poem best identify the source of the speaker’s conflict?
A
At least we’re finally/on our way to the farm, (lines 7–8)
B
Horses of so many shades/that the colors can’t be/counted. (lines 22–24)
C
Living in between two ways/of speaking/and hearing (lines 1–3)
D
Everything looks just as wild and free/as I’ve half-remembered (lines 25–26)
5) What is the effect of the two-word sentences in lines 19 through 21?
A
The sentences detail how spacious the farm actually is.
B
The sentences emphasize the distinct contrasts found on the farm.
C
The sentences highlight the speaker’s memories of the farm from previous visits.
D
The sentences reveal the types of animals the speaker sees on the farm.
6) What is the poet suggesting by referring to the speaker’s “invisible twin”?
A
The speaker has a sister living on the island whom she is looking forward to seeing.
B
The speaker feels lonely on the island, and she wishes her family were there to share the experience with her.
C
The speaker looks forward to spending time with close friends while she visits her homeland.
D
The speaker feels a bond with the land, and she believes it will always be her homeland.
7) A poet is -
A
The person that wrote the poem
B
The person that narrates the poem
C
The person who made corrections to the poem
D
The character that shares the poem
8) The person that narrates the poem is called the
A
narrator
B
author
C
poet
D
speaker
9) What are the paragraphs of poems?
A
sections
B
paragraphs
C
lines
D
stanzas
10) What is sensory language?
A
language/words that is not very descriptive
B
language/words that has been censored (censorship)
C
language/words that is unfamiliar to the reader
D
language/words that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.
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