Tug-of-War

1. Read these lines from the poem.

Muscles flexing, sinew pulling,

Working up a sweat.

These folks will be exhausted,

Of that you sure can bet.

Which word best fits the way exhausted is used in this poem?

• Excited

• Surprised

• Tired

• Worried

Which group of words from the poem best shows that the tug-of-war contest can take a while to find out which team wins?

• Grab hold and tug, tug back.

• A war they soon will fight.

• And carry on til night.

• Of that you sure can bet.

Which of these lines from the poem rhyme?

• Lines 1 and 4

• Lines 2 and 5

• Lines 9 and 11

• Lines 14 and 16

What type of poetry is this poem?

• Free Verse

• Humorous

• Lyrical

• Narrative

Read this line from the poem.

They might just pull and huff and puff,

The poet uses this line to show

• that the teams in the game of tug-of-war have fun.

• that the game of tug-of-war is hard work for the teams.

• how badly the teams want to win the tug-of-war.

• how nervous the tug-of-war game can make the teams.

The author most likely uses the picture to help support the idea of

• how tug-of-war team members work together to beat the other team.

• how many boys and girls are on a tug-of-war team.

• the kinds of shoes worn by members of a tug-of-war team

• where teams go to have a tug-of-war contest.

Read these lines from the poem.

They might just pull and huff and puff,

8 And carry on ‘til night.

Muscles flexing, sinew pulling,

Working up a sweat.

These folks will be exhausted,

12 Of that you sure can bet.

These lines best support the idea of

• why the two teams battle in the contest.

• the way to win a tug-of-war

• why there are two teams in the tug-of-war

• the struggle both sides have in the contest.

Lines 13 through 16 are important to the poem because they show that the tug-of-war contest

• includes friends and enemies.

• is always held outside.

• has winners and losers.

• needs lots of room.