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A Blessing/Predators quiz review
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1
Which passage from "A Blessing" most clearly supports that the ponies make him feel "alive"?
I would like to hold the slenderer one in my arms/ For she has walked over.
we step over the barbed wire into the pasture
Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break into...
They bow shyly as wet swans. They love each other
2
At what time of day does the event in "A Blessing" take place?
sunrise
twilight
midnight
midday
3
Read these lines from "A Blessing"
kindness, gladly
eyes, ponies
ponies, kindness
gladly, willows
4
A quatrain has 4 lines
True
False
5
Which is the
most likely
meaning of shyly in the following sentence?
timidly
loudly
rudely
clearly
6
Which passage from "A Blessing" contains alliteration?
they begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness
For she has walked over to me And nuzzled my left hand
They love each other There is no loneliness like theirs
And the eys of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindess
7
What creatures in "Predators" are wild?
Vixen
Felines
Dogs
Speaker
8
A couplet has 2 lines
False
True
9
In which of the following situations is the person
most likely
to feel loneliness?
On her first day of camp, Rose sat alone, missing her parents and friends.
All of Jacob's friends attended his birthday party.
With her brothers gone, Ingrid enjoyed reading alone in a quiet house
Max helped his younger sister with her homework.
10
What is most likely being compared in Predators?
the speaker and the sweater
Cats and dogs
the speaker and the dogs
the civilized world and the natural world
11
What does the speaker mean by "I cannot smell the scent of the cat/ who slept on this sweater"?
she is not a wild animal
the cat didn't literally sleep on the sweater
the cat does not have a strong smell
she uses fabric softener
12
Who is most likely the "Predators" in the poem?
the feline
A bevy of vixen
the gardener
the sweater
13
The stanzas in the poem break in the middle of a sentence.
True
False
14
In which line from "A Blessing" is a simile used?
I would like to hold the slenderer one in my arms
We step over the barbed wire...
They have come gladly out of the willows...
They bow shyly as wet swans.
15
Where are you
most likely
to find a blossom?
in a garden
inside a gymnasium
on top of a concrete wall
in the sky
16
Who would most likely cultivate land?
a veterinarian
a farmer
a racecar driver
a police officer
17
What does the Latin root -dom- mean?
fix
tend
home/house
king/queen
18
What would you call a land ruled by a lord or master?
condominium
dominion
domicile
domestic
19
What does the speaker mean by "In sun the fox/ bows to my feline and her good dog friends/ who rule this land"
The fox thinks the cat is a queen.
The fox thinks the cat and dog know everything.
The fox won't go in when the dogs and cat are there.
The fox wants to hunt in the garden.
20
Which words in this sentence are action verbs? Choose three...
trunk
pause
leaped
think
21
With which statement would the speaker in "A Blessing"
most likely
agree?
Friends can communicate best when they are surrounded by nature
People who believe they are communicating with animals are mistaken
Moments of silent communiation between people and animals are a gift
People with rare and special gifts are able to communicate with friends
22
In "A Blessing," what effect do the ponies have on the speaker?
they make him feel alive
they make him feel sad
they cuase him to be careful
they bring up old memories
23
What is the effect of the simile identified in the answer to the previous question?
It suggests that the horses are prickly and tense.
It suggests that the speaker visits the pasture daily.
It gives the horses' movements a graceful quality.
It gives the speaker the qualities of a horse
24
In "A Blessing," what is most likely the "blessing"?
the spring grasses that grow in the pasture
the feeling of closeness between humans and animals
the light breeze that moves over the landscape
the relationship between the speaker and his friend
25
One meaning of the word
fair
is "beautiful." Which sentence uses fair with this meaning?
in the folk tale, the fiar princess is chosen to be the queen
Every summer, I love going to the country fair and riding the Ferris wheel.
a judge must be fair and allow both sides to make a case
the child's fair skin sunburns easily
26
Read these lines from "A Blessing."
The word break is at the end of a line
The speaker uses the word "I" to refer to himself
The "b" sound is repeated
The speaker imagines that he is a blossom
27
What is the meaning of domesticated in this sentence? My puppy Finn is domesticated.
fond of housework
trained as a pet
potty trained
adorable
28
Which word best describes the tone of "A Blessing"?
peaceful
playful
suspenseful
sorrowful
29
In "A Blessing," what have the ponies come "out of the willows" to do?
greet visitors
watch cars go by
leap over the fence
graze in the woods
30
What is the name of the last stanza in the poem?
a couplet
a quatrain
a sestet
a octave
31
How would this sentence be correctly rewritten to show simple future tense?
The ponies did graze among the grasses along the fence.
The ponies will have grazed among the grasses along the fence.
The ponies graze among the grasses along the fence.
The ponies will graze among the grasses along the fence.
32
In this sentence, stench has a
positive
connotation. What is that stench coming from the kitchen?
True
False
33
The stanzas in the poem are different lengths.
True
False
