Number Dance Poem Quiz

"The numbers all escape me - Like fireflies at night." What do these two lines from the poem mean?

• the numbers all light up

• the numbers all have wings

• the numbers are really insects

• the numbers are hard to remember

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The reader can tell that the speaker in the poem is

• Jane

• Mark

• Miquel

• Nick

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Line 11 says, "My brain is like a scrambled egg." Why does the speaker compare his brain to a scrambled egg?

• to explain how mixed-up the speaker is

• to show how much the speaker likes eggs

• to compare the differences between an egg and a brain

• to explain how hard it is to make scrambled eggs

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If the poem were written from the teacher's point of view, the reader would know that

• Mark likes scrambled eggs

• Mark needs to go to baseball practice

• Mark knows all his multiplication facts

• Mark needs to practice his multiplication facts

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The narrator feels that Team Kid

• works well together

• needs to practice harder

• will be ready for their baseball game

• would rather be dancing than studying

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What is the MAIN IDEA of this poem?

• practice helps you improve your skills

• all baseball players are good at multiplying

• multiplication makes your mind do funny things

• multiplication is harder than baseball

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Line 12 says, "It's just so hard to do!" Which word means the opposite of hard?

• curved

• easy

• mean

• rough

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Read lines 17 and 18. "The numbers all start whirling - like dancers on a stage." Numbers are compared to dancers to show how

• math is like dancing

• much the speaker likes dancing

• beautiful and graceful numbers are

• difficult it is to keep track of numbers

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"It's really just the same - as if you were a pitcher - preparing for a game." Multiplying is compared to preparing for a baseball game to show that

• multiplication is used in baseball

• both multiplying and pitching take practice

• multiplying is harder than playing baseball

• all baseball players are good at math

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Based on the poem, the author would most likely agree with the idea that

• numbers are sparkly, like dancing objects

• multiplying is more fun than baseball

• practicing can help make you good at multiplying

• multiplying will help you be a better baseball player

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