The Sneetches By Dr. Seuss Unit 4 Preview

"The Sneetches" By Dr. Seuss

Unit 4 Preview

Multiple Choice

Who or what are the Sneetches?

• sea animals

• constellation of stars

• a kind of starfish

• imagination creatures

Multiple Choice

What word best describes the attitude of the Star-Belly Sneetches toward the Plain- Belly Sneetches at the beginning of the poem? 

• curious

• friendly

• angry

• snooty

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the short story, the Sneetches...

• Get along well until McBean arrives

• Argue until McBean arrives and settles their quarrel

• Are picnicking on the beach

• Have divided themselves into two groups

Multiple Choice

The poem states, “They had stars upon thars!”

What does the word “thars” mean?

• jars

• the Sneetch word for bellies

• theirs

• the Sneetch measurement similar to yards

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements do you think best describes the change that the world of the Sneetches undergoes?​

• The Sneetches insist on having larger stars on their bellies​

• The Sneetches win a lot of money and learn an important lesson​

• The Sneetches realize that they can’t all be friends​

• The Sneetches become aware of how silly they have been

Multiple Choice

Dr. Seuss often creates rhyme by...

• Using words from foreign languages​

• Ignoring dictionary meanings​

• Putting two words together​

• Making up words 

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best describes the tone of the poem?

• Humorous or satirical​

• Serious and concerned​

• Suspicious and businesslike​

• Moralistic and observant

Multiple Choice

Why does Dr. Seuss use the word “eaches” in this poem?

• It subtracts a syllable of stress in the line in which it appears​

• It is actually the correct spelling for the plural of “each”​

• It is part of a figure of speech describing beaches

• It completes a rhyme and enhances the humorous tone

Multiple Choice

Why are the Sneetches such a good target for McBean?

• They are bored with their happy society​

• They have been hypnotized by McBean​

• They are willing to do anything to be the best​

• They are fascinated with machines such as his

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of "The Sneetches?"

• pride

• prejudice

• identity

• all of the options