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CAT Test for The Walrus and the Carpenter
1. A. Based on the information in the selection, why did the Walrus and the
Carpenter ask the oysters to walk with them? Include two details from the
selection to support your answer (include stanza reference, quotation
marks, word for word copying, underline text). (+9)
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B. Read the chart. Use information from the poem to provide another
detail that supports the inference. (+1)
The Walrus feels bad about
eating the oysters.
Detail 3
Detail 1
Detail 2
“I weep for you”
“I deeply sympathize”
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2. A. Which sentence best states the main/central idea of the text? (+1)
a. “O Oysters, come and walk with us!”
b. The Walrus and the Carpenter were walking close at hand.
c. The sun was shining on the sea.
d. They’d eaten every one.
B. Provide a summary of the selection. Cite three main points from the
text (include stanza reference, quotation marks, word for word copying,
underline text). (+13)
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3. A. How did the Walrus and Carpenter’s personalities change as the story
unfolded? Provide two details from the poem to support your answer
(include stanza reference, quotation marks, word for word copying,
underline text). (+9)
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3. B. The Walrus and Carpenter wept twice in the poem, what two reasons do
they have to weep? Provide two details from the poem to support your
answer (include stanza reference, quotation marks, word for word copying,
underline text). (+9)
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4. A. What is the meaning of the word sulkily in line 7? (+1)
a. Shocked
b. Brightly
c. Gloomy
d. Silky
B. What is another synonym for sulkily? (+1)
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5. The Walrus and the Carpenter tricked the oysters into coming with them
and then they ate them. In your opinion is this fair? Support you opinion
with two important ideas from the selection (include stanza reference,
quotation marks, word for word copying, underline text). (+10)
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6. Which lines best reveals the author’s purpose for writing the poem? (+1)
a. To inform the reader about how to cook oysters.
b. To entertain the reader with a comical poem.
c. To describe what the ocean looks like.
d. To persuade the reader to eat oysters.
7. How does the point of view of the youngest oysters change throughout the
poem? Provide two details from the poem to support your answer (include
stanza reference, quotation marks, word for word copying, underline text).
(+9)
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8. Is the following statement a reasonable conclusion for readers to draw
from the selection?
The Walrus and the Carpenter are sneaky.
Provide two details from the poem to support your answer (include stanza
reference, quotation marks, word for word copying, underline text). (+10)
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9. What are two differences between the eldest and the young oysters?
Include two pieces of information from the selection in your answer
(include stanza reference, quotation marks, word for word copying,
underline text). (+9)
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