Poetry REVIEW for 3rd Grade STAAR

Front

Which lines create a picture of speedy movement in "CITY MOUSE and COUNTRY MOUSE EXCHANGE VISITS"? Options: He stayed for lunch but all they ate Were sandwiches of peanut butter., So in they went and to a house With walls of stone and gardens green, , The country mouse leaped to the floor And ran like lightning down a hole, , Enough! He said, of city life, It's great - but not worth dying for.

Back

The country mouse leaped to the floor And ran like lightning down a hole,

Front

In "CITY MOUSE and COUNTRY MOUSE" the country mouse leaped to the floor in line 19 because —

Back

four dogs came rushing in

Front

How can the reader tell that 'CITY MOUSE and COUNTRY MOUSE' is a narrative poem?

Back

The events tell a story, with characters, and rhymes.

Front

In the poem "The Big Race", why did HARE think it was okay to nap in the middle of a race?

Back

He was sure he would beat Tortoise.

Front

Which lines in "THE BIG RACE" end in words that rhyme?

Back

lines 7 and 8

Front

Read line 15 from the poem "THE BIG RACE": "Slow and steady won that race!" The poet includes this line to emphasize —

Back

the message of the poem

Front

How are the stanzas in the poem "THE BIG RACE" alike?

Back

They have the same number of lines.

Front

In "MY RED BOAT", why does the speaker most likely repeat the word bobbed in line 3? Options: create an image of the boat bouncing up and down, help the reader imagine the sound of the boat, make the line rhyme with line 4, create the same rhythm as the rhythm in line 2.

Back

create an image of the boat bouncing up and down

Front

In the poem "OUR HOUSE AT NIGHT", the author repeats the word drip in order to --

Back

remind readers of a dripping faucet

Front

How can the reader tell that this is a narrative poem?

Back

The events described in the poem tell a story.