Third Grade Poetry Preassessment

The name of funny or silly poems is...

• free verse poems
• lyrical poems
• narrative poems
• humorous poems

The writer of a poem is called...

• poet
• illustrator
• author
• smart person

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Mark was angry.  He glared at all the squirrels who had dug up his flower garden.  He would get his revenge.
What is the tone of this passage?

• annoyed
• happy
• fearful
• greedy

What is the "mood" of  a story?

• Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
• The time and place of the story.
• The summary of events of the story.
• The lesson the reader learns from the story.

Why is the setting important in a story?

• It tells us the end.
• It tells us about the conflict.
• It helps us be a part of the story.
• Its not important

Identify the Rhyming Pattern:
Every afternoon the cat
Play with his toy mouse
He put it on his mat
Inside his lovely house.

• AABB
• ABAB

How many beats are in each line of this poem:
The sun came out today 
And sent its warming ray.

• 5
• 6
• 10
• 8

What is the main idea of the following poem:
The horse stood tall
Above them all.
He towered like a king
Such a beautiful thing.
He trotted with grace
With a perfect pace
The blue ribbon all a glow
He had finally won the show.

• The horse won the show
• The horse is ugly
• The horse was tired
• The horse was up on a hill

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How does the author feel about the horse in the following poem:
The horse stood tall
Above them all.
He towered like a king
Such a beautiful thing.
He trotted with grace
With a perfect pace
The blue ribbon all a glow
He had finally won the show.

• The author is scared of horses
• The author does not like horses
• The author things that horses are beautiful and graceful
• The author feels that all horses should be in a competition