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The Red River (STAAR 21)
By Beth Sheehan
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Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. Then fill in the answer on your answer document.
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Question 6
6.
How do you think the kids in the poem feel about the river? Use RACE stategies to answer.
Question 1
1.
Read this dictionary entry. scale \'skāl\ noun
Which definition most closely fits the way the word scale is used in line 20?
A Definition 1
B Definition 2
C Definition 3
D Definition 4
Question 2
2.
Based on details in the poem, which statement best describes how the speaker most likely feels about Max?
A She wishes he would listen to her.
B She is jealous of him.
C She admires him.
D She wants to protect him.
Question 3
3.
What is the most likely reason the poet includes the seasons in the poem? A
A To explain the safest time of year to travel by boat on the river
B To suggest when the speaker likes to fish in the river
C To identify the best time of year to make friends at the river
D To highlight when the speaker observes changes in the river
Question 4
4.
In line 2, “like a fat brown thread” suggests that the river —
A is full of many kinds of fish
B makes a wide path through the land
C is filled with branches
D becomes darker over time
Question 5
5.
Read lines 13 and 14 from the poem
What do these lines suggest about the speaker’s experience at the river?
A The river creates problems that the speaker wants to avoid.
B The river gives the speaker a chance to travel to new places.
C The river provides a way for the speaker to be creative.
D The river can be a confusing place for the speaker.