Sick Day

The poem is mainly about -

• a kid who pretends to be sick to stay home from school

• a kid who is sick and hast to stay home from school

• what a kid does at home during a sickness

• a kid who worries about falling behind at school

What can the reader tell about the speaker from reading the poem?

• The speaker is scared she will be sick for a long time.

• The speaker thinks eating chicken soup is the best way to get better.

• The speaker thinks she will get over her sickness soon.

• The speaker thinks she got sick from someone else.

Read lines 9 and 10 from the poem.

These lines show that the speaker -

• is hungry

• is nervous about missing school

• ate too much and got sick

• has an upset stomach

What does the speaker plan to do while she is at home sick?

• Read a book

• Finish school work

• Watch television

• Sleep all day

The speaker in this poem is most likely talking to -

• brother or sister

• parent

• friend

• pet

Which answer best describes the rhyming pattern in the poem?

• The first line in each stanza has two rhyming words.

• There is no set rhyming pattern.

• The last words in the first and second lines of each stanza rhyme.

• The last words in the second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme.

Which word in the poem means the same as swollen?

• hot

• stiff

• puffy

• itchy

The setting of the poem is most likely -

• school

• bedroom

• kitchen

• hospital

Read line 19 from the poem.

This line shows that the speaker -

• has been talking a lot

• doesn't think that she is sick

• ate some spicy food

• has a sore throat

The mood in this poem is mainly -

• lighthearted

• great sadness

• fast action

• anger