assignment_returnWorksheet:
Inferences
Standard(s): RL.8.1
What do you think is the poet trying to tell us in the poem "The Mountain and the Squirrel"?
The mountain is stronger than the squirrel.
The squirrel is stronger than the mountain.
The size of anybody or any thing has nothing to do with talent.
Size always determines how talented you are.
Standard: RL.8.1
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
What do you think is the poet trying to tell us in both poems?
What goes around comes around.
The actions we perform or the thoughts we express will leave their mark.
We must think before we do our actions.
The arrow and the song both fell to the ground.
Standard: RL.8.1
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
When I asked the cashier if she could give me four quarters for my dollar bill, she snatched the bill from my hands. Next, she let out a heavy sigh and rolled her eyes as she handed me the quarters.
Which of the following can be inferred about the cashier based on the above passage?
The cashier was tired.
The cashier was busy.
The cashier was annoyed.
The cashier was happy to make the change.
Standard: RL.8.1
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
What do you think the poet is trying to tell us in the "The Arrow and the Song"?
Actions and words can leave a lasting impact on others.
It is dangerous to shoot arrows into the air.
Arrows shot into the air sound like a beautiful song.
none of the above
Standard: RL.8.1
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
The Lake Isle of Innisfree I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee;And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,And evening full of the linnet's wings. I will arise and go now, for always night and dayI hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,I hear it in the deep heart's core. W.B. Yeats About the poet:
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and a dramatist. He was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature and was the driving force behind the Irish literary revival. Together with Lady Gregory and Edward Martin, Yeats founded the Abbey Theater. He served as its chief during its early years and was a pillar of the Irish literary establishment in his later years.
The above well-known poem explores the poet’s longing for the peace and tranquility of Innisfree, a place where he spent a lot of time as a boy. This poem is a lyric.
After reading the poem what can you say the poet is yearning for?
the lake water and the sound it makes
the beehive and sound of the bees
the peace and tranquility of Innisfree
none of the above
