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Drama / Poetry Pre-Assessment
By Chandler Tadlock
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Question 1
1.
How does the playwright’s use of the dialogue in lines 24 through 39 contribute to the mood of the drama?
Hormiguita’s dialogue emphasizes her friendliness to create a lighthearted mood.
Hormiguita’s dialogue highlights her politeness to create a respectful mood.
Hormiguita’s dialogue reveals her embarrassment to create a humble mood.
Hormiguita’s dialogue shows her worry to create a distressed mood.
Question 2
2.
In what way do the responses of the sun, cloud, and wind in scene 2 develop the plot?
They cause Hormiguita to comprehend the consequences of her actions.
They cause Hormiguita to start paying better attention to the weather.
They cause Hormiguita to realize the value of trusting others.
They cause Hormiguita to be more cautious when she leaves the anthill.
Question 3
3.
In what way does the appearance of the water in line 40 contribute to the resolution of the drama?
It causes the sun, cloud, and wind to understand that they should help Hormiguita.
It causes Hormiguita’s parents to explain to Hormiguita what an ant’s main job should be.
It provides a way for Hormiguita to be freed so that she can return home from the forest.
It provides Hormiguita with an explanation for why she has been away for so long.
Question 4
4.
What prediction can the reader make about Hormiguita’s parents based on the events that take place in scene 3?
Hormiguita’s parents will refuse to let her leave the anthill by herself again.
Hormiguita’s parents will be pleased with her new attitude about work.
Hormiguita’s parents will show her how to be safer while in the forest.
Hormiguita’s parents will allow her to have more free time to play.
Question 5
5.
Read line 12.
MOTHER ANT: Homiguita, your father is right. As an ant, you need to help with the work of the anthill.
How does this line support a major theme of the drama?
By explaining that the demands of some tasks can result in little time for rest
By emphasizing that children and parents should do activities together
By highlighting that children need to learn from their parents’ wisdom
By suggesting that everyone’s efforts are needed to achieve a common goal
Question 6
6.
In scene 2, what does the dialogue of Sun, Cloud, and Wind reveal about their characters?
They are annoyed by the requests they receive from animals.
They wish animals would spend more time playing with them.
They care little about the problems and needs of others.
They often try to impress each other with their strong forces.
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Question 7
7.
Read lines 13 and 14.
she tears a hole in heaven's sky,
so sun can shine and rain can cry,
What do these lines suggest about March?
She is sad to see winter go away.
She makes movements that are clumsy.
She creates opportunities for a new season.
She is jealous of the power of winter.
Question 8
8.
What does the word
dwindling
mean in line 18?
Straying
Troubling
Soaking
Lessening
Question 9
9.
What is the most likely reason the poet uses personification throughout the poem?
To compare March’s behavior to that of an impatient person
To use the actions of a person to describe March’s effect on the weather
To show how March’s changing of the seasons may affect each person
To produce a personal reaction of sadness for March’s farewell
Question 10
10.
How does stanza 6 (lines 11–12) support the theme of the poem?
By suggesting that new beginnings often come at a cost
By highlighting that spring is a time of renewal and growth
By showing that all the seasons have positive and negative features
By noting that spring is more important than the other seasons
