A Canoe's Night Music

A Canoe's Night Music

​6 Weeks Test

Tell your partner what the poem was about.

We will be completing the questions with partners. Use the text in front of you to find the answers.

Be careful not to answer too quickly. Make sure you have the correct answer first.

1st place partners: 3 candies each
2nd place partners: 2 candies each
3rd place partners: 1 candy each

Multiple Choice

In the poem, the moon is compared to--

• rasping sand

• kettle drum

• sheet music

• wooden oars

Multiple Choice

Read the line below.

Turning the canoe into kettle drums

The poet uses this phrase to help the reader understand--

• how the narrator looks in the canoe

• how it feels to paddle the canoe

• how the narrator uses paddles to guide the canoe

• how it feels to ride in the canoe

Multiple Choice

How is the boat moving across the lake?

• It is floating with the current across the lake.

• It is guided slowly and aimlessly.

• It is moving randomly and in various directions.

• It is paddled quickly and rhythmically.

Multiple Choice

Read Line 15 from the poem.

The finale waits on the shore before us

What is the meaning of the underlined word as it is used in this line?

• conclusion

• reward

• celebration

• happiness

Multiple Choice

How does the mood change from the beginning of the poem to the end?

• anticipation to prideful

• nervousness to careful

• excited to disappointed

• relaxed to stressed

Multiple Choice

Which sentence BEST summarizes the main idea of stanza 4?

• The canoe ride sounds musical to the ears.

• The rowers think the campfire feels welcoming.

• The sand is scratchy on the rowers' feet.

• The rowers are glad to be on shore.

Multiple Choice

Read Line 21 from the poem.

Our friends clap for our performance

What is the meaning of performance as it is used in this line?

• the competitiveness of of a contest

• the music made by the paddles

• the building of the campfire

• the beauty of the moving canoe

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt from Stanza 5.

But still in our hearts we hear the beat

Of our canoe's music thrumming loud.

Based on the excerpt, in the future the rowers will MOST LIKELY--

• sing campfire songs

• rest from rowing all day

• be canoeing again

• play kettle drums

Open Ended

Write about a time that you made music using something that was not a conventional musical tool. Did the people around you appreciate it, like in the poem?

USE R.A.C.E.S.

Draw

Draw yourself using an unconventional musical tool (something that is not usually used for music).

Multiple Choice

What image is created in Stanza 5 of the poem?

• Kids are playing in the sand.

• The sun is shining on the water.

• People are gathered around a campfire.

• The falling rain sounds like drums.

Multiple Select

Which words below could replace the underlined word from this line?

Our friends clap for our performance.

• thoughts

• show

• rehearsal

• concert

• production

Multiple Select

Select the lines that show personification.

• And note how canoe and water hum.

• We listen to our booming tune,

• That we make the water shout.

• Our friends clap for our performance.