Grade 4: ELA; Poetry MCAS

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5 questions

1

Based on “Ice Can Scream,” the speaker sees ice as a sign of the

A beauty of water.

B change of season

C  speed of passing time.

D dangers of the outdoors

Read lines 9–12 from “Ice Can Scream” in the box below
"Ice can call,
Ice can yell
Secrets no one
Else can tell."
In the lines, what does the poet make the ice seem like?

A an echo

B a person

C a picture

D an animal

In “Winter Songs,” the speaker compares hail to

A cars

B nails

C leaves

D streets

Which of the following best shows that both “Ice Can Scream” and “Winter Songs” are poems?

A  They have rhythm and rhyme.

B  They describe wind and snow.

C  They teach an important lesson.

D  They teach facts about the climate.

Read lines 1 and 2 from “Winter Songs” below.
"The winter sings a windy song
That hustles rusty leaves along."
What does the word hustles mean as it is used in the lines?

A hides

B hangs

C harms

D hurries

Based on “Ice Can Scream,” the speaker sees ice as a sign of the

A beauty of water.

B change of season

C  speed of passing time.

D dangers of the outdoors

 Read lines 9–12 from “Ice Can Scream” in the box below 
"Ice can call,
Ice can yell
Secrets no one
Else can tell." 
 In the lines, what does the poet make the ice seem like? 

A an echo

B a person

C a picture

D an animal

In “Winter Songs,” the speaker compares hail to

A cars

B nails

C leaves

D streets

 Which of the following best shows that both “Ice Can Scream” and “Winter Songs” are poems? 

A  They have rhythm and rhyme.

B  They describe wind and snow.

C  They teach an important lesson.

D  They teach facts about the climate.

 Read lines 1 and 2 from “Winter Songs” below. 
"The winter sings a windy song 
That hustles rusty leaves along."
 What does the word hustles mean as it is used in the lines? 

A hides

B hangs

C harms

D hurries

Grade 4: ELA; Poetry MCAS

Grade 4: ELA; Poetry MCAS

Based on “Ice Can Scream,” the speaker sees ice as a sign of the

Read lines 9–12 from “Ice Can Scream” in the box below "Ice can call,Ice can yellSecrets no oneElse can tell." In the lines, what does the poet make the ice seem like?

In “Winter Songs,” the speaker compares hail to

Which of the following best shows that both “Ice Can Scream” and “Winter Songs” are poems?

Read lines 1 and 2 from “Winter Songs” below. "The winter sings a windy song That hustles rusty leaves along." What does the word hustles mean as it is used in the lines?

Read lines 9–12 from “Ice Can Scream” in the box below
"Ice can call,
Ice can yell
Secrets no one
Else can tell."
In the lines, what does the poet make the ice seem like?

Read lines 1 and 2 from “Winter Songs” below.
"The winter sings a windy song
That hustles rusty leaves along."
What does the word hustles mean as it is used in the lines?