Reading & Responding - Louisiana Department of Education

LESSON 14 - “WHAT ARE WORDS WORTH?”1Content Standard:7.1: Use comprehension strategies (e.g., sequencing, predicting, drawing conclusions,comparing and contrasting, making inferences, determining main ideas) in contextsIntroduction toStudents:This question asks you to find information that is stated in the poem. If you skim thepoem for the phrase “kind words,” then you can find the answer to this question.Skimming is useful when you are looking for a specific detail, piece of information, orfact.If you answered B, C, or D, your answer is incorrect. Let’s talk about why. Look back at the poem to see what thespeaker says kind words can do.According to the poem, what can kind words do?A. change how you feel Correct. In lines 7 and 8, the speaker says that kind words “make you feel strongand bold.” This is the best answer.B. bring tears to your eyes (What is the problem with this answer? The words that can make you cry are inlines 4 and 5. They are like “water, icy and cold.”)C. make you think about different things (What is the problem with this answer? Even though many wordscan make you think about different things, this question is asking about what the speaker says kind wordscan do.)D. remind you of the taste of ice cream (What is the problem with this answer? Some words can remind youof the taste of ice cream, but this question asks about kind words. Look at lines 7 and 8.)LEAPGrade 4 | Teachers GuideELA | READING AND RESPONDING33