Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 3 - End of Unit 1 Assessment

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10 Questions
Directions: Read the poem “I Shall Return” and answer the questions below.
1.

What is the meaning of the phrase wonder-eyes in the second line of the poem? (L.7.5)

L.7.5.c
L.7.5.b
L.7.5.a
2.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Reread the following stanza, and answer the questions below.
I shall return to hear the fiddle and fife
Of village dances, dear delicious tunes
That stir the hidden depths of native life,
Stray melodies of dim remembered runes.

Part A
How does this stanza develop meaning in the poem? (RL.7.5)

RL.7.5
3.

Part B
How does the rhyming in this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

RL.7.5
4.

How do the phrases hidden depths and dim remembered contribute meaning to the text? (RL.7.4)

RL.7.4
5.

Reread the following line from the poem and answer the question below.

“At golden noon the forest fires burn” (3)

What is the connotation of the word golden in this line? (L.7.5c)

L.7.5.c
6.

What is the effect of the repetition of I shall return to begin each stanza? (RL.7.5)

L.7.5.c
7.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A
What is a theme of the poem? (RL.7.2)

RL.7.2
8.

Part B
How is this theme developed? (RL.7.2)

RL.7.2
9.

How does the last line of the poem develop the theme? (RL.7.2)

RL.7.2
10.

Write a paragraph explaining how the poet uses structure and language to develop a theme. Be sure to introduce the poem, state the theme, and support your interpretation with specific references to the structure and the language in the text. (RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, L.7.5, L.7.6)


L.7.5.c
L.7.5.b
L.7.5.a
L.7.6
RL.7.2
RL.7.1
RL.7.4
RL.7.5
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