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The imagery in the third stanza (lines 9-12) most appeals to the reader's sense of -
a) sound
b) taste
c) smell
d) touch

Which statement best describes how the poet uses rhyme in each stanza of the poem?
a) Only the second and fourth lines rhyme.
b) Only the first and third lines rhyme.
c) The first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.
d) The first and second lines rhyme, and the third and fourth lines rhyme.

Why is the first stanza (lines 1-4) important to the poem?
a) It describes how Grandma's visit makes every day exciting.
b) It explains why Grandma does not visit the speaker very often.
c) It describes the activities that Grandma has planned for her visit.
d) It shows the speaker's surprise that Grandma has come to visit.

Which statement correctly describes a way that stanzas 2 through 7 (lines 5-28) are similar?
a) Each stanza introduces a new reason that Grandma comes to visit.
b) Each stanza offers interesting facts about the history of the speaker's family.
c) Each stanza highlights the reasons the speaker enjoys Grandma's visits.
d) Each stanza describes foods that Grandma prepares.

Which of these statements describes an element of the poem.
a) All the lines have the same number of words.
b) Most of the lines have the same meter.(pattern and rhythm)
c) Each stanza introduces a new character.
d) Each stanza solves a different problem.

The end of the poem expresses the idea that the speaker-
a) would like Grandma to stay longer.
b) shares many secrets with Grandma.
c) is curious why Grandma has to leave.
d) knows when Grandma will visit again.

Which definition most closely fits the way the word secured is used in paragraph 4?
a) To place something where it will not move.
b) To get something as a result of trying.
c) To make certain or sure of.
d) To promise payment of.

Which fact in the selection is best supported by the last photograph?
a) Acorn weevils are the first insects to live in acorns.
b) Acorn weevils larvae eat the inside of the acorn.
c) Acorn weevils can use their snouts to drill holes in acorns.
d) Acorn weevil larvae are inside an acorn when it falls from the tree.

Based on the selection, the reader can conclude that acorns -
a) are similar to many other types of nuts that people eat.
b) must be properly prepared before humans can eat them.
c) are becoming rare because many animals use them.
d) can cause serious damage when they fall off the trees.

Which statement best describes how baby acorn weevils know that it is time to leave their acorn homes?
a) They finish eating all the nut meat inside of the acorn.
b) An adult acorn weevil drills a new hole in the acorn.
c) The acorn drops from the oak tree to the ground below.
d) The weather becomes so warm that no acorn shelter is needed.

The photograph of the acorn woodpecker and the information in paragraph 6 best support the idea that the woodpecker -
a) uses acorns to attract the insects it likes to eat.
b) will lay its eggs inside the acorn-filled tree.
c) prefers sweet-tasting acorns to bitter ones.
d) is creating storage for many acorns.

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