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What mood do the words bold, looming, cowers, and fright create in the first stanza?
angry
curious
scary
playful
What mood to the words chirping, bursting with flavor, fresh, and great create in the third (last) stanza?
calm
fear
pain
excitement
What does the second stanza of the poem describe about the mountains?
rushing rivers and hiking trails
the cold wind and snowy peaks
chirping birds and juicy berries
warm blankets and log fires
Which sentence best describes the theme (main message) of “Mountains”?
Mountains seem cold and distant, but they are really warm and cozy.
The best place to visit is the mountains.
Even though mountains can seem threatening, they are beautiful when we appreciate them up close.
Life is like climbing a mountain; we may be uncomfortable, but we must keep moving forward.
What does the speaker compare mountains to in the first stanza of the poem?
a castle
birds
a giant
a tower
What type of poem is “Mountains”?
a lyric poem that has rhythm and rhyme
a narrative poem that has a plot and tells a story
a free verse poem with no regular rhythm and no rhyme
Read the sentence below. Choose the best answer(s) that is/are an element of setting.“The moon was shining brightly as the fox slowly crept toward the chicken coop.”
Fox slowly crept
Chicken coop
Moon was shining brightly
b and c
Why is setting important to a story?
It tells us about the characters.
It lets us know the context of characters’ actions and sets the mood.
It settles the conflict.
It helps predict the ending of a story.
What is the best way to put setting into a story?
Take a picture and copy it into the pages of the story.
Use descriptive words and details that create a picture in the readers’ minds and pull on their senses.
Use long words and sentences to make a picture.
Describe how the characters look.
When should setting be used in a story?
Setting should be used in the beginning of the story, when there are new events in the story line, or when the reader needs information to understand the plot.
Setting should be used at the end of the story to help explain the resolution.
Setting should be used when there are new characters.
Setting should be used to help solve the conflict and to show the climax.
How has setting helped improve the video game industry?
It created new types of computer consoles.
It made characters more interesting by giving them new tools.
It gave the games more backgrounds and visuals to make them complex and exciting.
It helped people understand the games.
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