Saw My Teacher on a Saturday

• F. careless
• G. disappointed
• H. embarrassed
• J. angry

Why does the poet use the exclamation points in the first stanza?

• A. To express the speaker’s joy
• B. To describe the speaker’s thoughts
• C. To show the speaker’s fear
• D. To emphasize the speaker’s surprise

• F. that the speaker is surprised by how big the store is
• G. how badly the speaker wants to avoid being seen by his teacher
• H. that the speaker is shy around his teacher
• J. how worried the speaker is that his mom will find him

Which of these lines from the poem rhyme?

• Lines 2 and 4
• Lines 5 and 7
• Lines 11 and 12
• Lines 23 and 24

• F. is hoping to talk about something other than school
• G. wants to be the one who tells his mother what happened at school
• H. wants to get home as quickly as possible
• J. knows he did something wrong at school

How does the speaker feel throughout the poem?

• A. Silly
• B. Angry
• C. Excited
• D. Uncomfortable

Bonus: How many lines are in this poem?

• 20
• 6
• 24
• 4

Bonus: How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 6
• 20
• 24
• 4

Bonus: Which of the following best describes this poem?

• Free verse
• Lyrical
• Narrative
• Diamante

Bonus: Which of the following would be a good title for this poem?

• The Best Day Ever!
• An Embarassing Encounter
• Mad at the Market
• Learning to Shop