January

January

by John Updike

January

The days are short,

The sun a spark,

Hung thin between

The dark and dark.

Multiple Choice

The ____ are short,

The sun a spark,

Hung thin between

The dark and dark.

• days

• day

• months

• week

Multiple Choice

The days are short,

The ___ a spark,

Hung thin between

The dark and dark.

• sky

• sun

• light

• candle

Multiple Choice

The days are short,

The sun a spark,

Hung ____ between

The dark and dark.

• thick

• heavy

• thin

• skinny

Multiple Choice

The days are short,

The sun a spark,

Hung thin between

The ____ ___ ____.

• light and dark

• dark and night

• dark and dark

• light and light

Fat snowy footsteps

Track the floor.

Milk bottles burst

Outside the door.

Fill in the Blanks

snowy footsteps

Track the floor.

Milk bottles burst

Outside the door.

Fill in the Blanks

Fat snowy footsteps

Track the

.

Milk bottles burst

Outside the door.

Fill in the Blanks

Fat snowy footsteps

Track the floor.

____ _______ burst

Outside the door.

Fill in the Blanks

Fat snowy footsteps

Track the floor.

Milk bottles burst

Outside the

.

The river is

A frozen place

Held still beneath

The trees of lace.

Fill in the Blanks

The

is

A frozen place

Held still beneath

The trees of lace.

Fill in the Blanks

The river is

A

place

Held still beneath

The trees of lace.

Fill in the Blanks

The river is

A frozen place

Held still

The trees of lace.

Fill in the Blanks

The river is

A frozen place

Held still beneath

The _____ __ ____.

The sky is low.

The wind is gray.

The radiator

Purrs all day.

Fill in the Blanks

The sky is low.

The ____ __ ____.

The radiator

Purrs all day.

Multiple Choice

The ___ __ ___.

The wind is gray.

The radiator

Purrs all day.

• sky is low

• clouds are low

• sky is blue

• clouds are high

Multiple Choice

The sky is low.

The wind is gray.

The _______

Purrs all day.

• radiator

• radio

Fill in the Blanks

The sky is low.

The wind is gray.

The radiator

_____ ___ ___.