Sick by Shel Silverstein

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English
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4th - 6th Grade
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Dan Gehring
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following patterns describes the rhyme scheme of this poem?
ABABCDCD
AABBCCDD
ABCBDEFE
AABBAABB
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's primary purpose for writing this poem?
To explain
To inform
To persuade
To entertain
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From which point of view is this poem writtten?
First person
Second person
Third person
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the narrator feel about school?
the narrator likes school and is disappointed that she is too sick to attend
the narrator dislikes school and wants to stay home
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the best short summary of the poem?
A little girl cannot go to school because she is very sick.
A little girl pretends to be sick so she doesn't have to go to school.
A little girl is trying to convince her mom to take her to the doctor.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.9
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At the beginning of the poem, the narrator thinks it is:
a school day
the weekend
not enough information
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the narrator change from the beginning to the end of the story.
At the beginning, she is sick. At the end she is all better.
At the beginning, she thinks she has to go to school. At the end, she realizes it is Saturday.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
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