3rd Grade U2W5 -Cold-Read

The Fish and the Whale

An observer who stood on the shore

Saw a sight she had not seen before.

In a boat with a sail

Were a fish and a whale

Wearing clothes that they bought at a store.

The whale wore a large dress that was white,

And the fish had a hat - what a sight!

They started to giggle

And bounce with a wiggle.

The observer just laughed in delight!

How can you tell that this funny poem is a limerick?

• Each stanza has five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme. The third and fourth lines rhyme.

• It is funny.

• Each stanza has three lines. Only the first and second lines rhyme.

• It talks about a fish.

The Fish and the Whale

An observer who stood on the shore

Saw a sight she had not seen before.

In a boat with a sail

Were a fish and a whale

Wearing clothes that they bought at a store.

The whale wore a large dress that was white,

And the fish had a hat - what a sight!

They started to giggle

And bounce with a wiggle.

The observer just laughed in delight!

What words in the poem rhymes with the word "shore?"

• sail and laughed

• giggle and wiggle

• before and store

• boat and fish

The Fish and the Whale

An observer who stood on the shore

Saw a sight she had not seen before.

In a boat with a sail

Were a fish and a whale

Wearing clothes that they bought at a store.

The whale wore a large dress that was white,

And the fish had a hat - what a sight!

They started to giggle

And bounce with a wiggle.

The observer just laughed in delight!

What was in the boat with a sail?

• a fish and a whale

• a shrimp and a lobster

• a dad and his son

• a fish and a shark

The Fish and the Whale

An observer who stood on the shore

Saw a sight she had not seen before.

In a boat with a sail

Were a fish and a whale

Wearing clothes that they bought at a store.

The whale wore a large dress that was white,

And the fish had a hat - what a sight!

They started to giggle

And bounce with a wiggle.

The observer just laughed in delight!

What is the poet's point of view?

• The poet thinks the events in the poem are funny.

• The poet thinks the events in the poem are sad.

• The poet thinks the events in the poem make him mad.

• The poet thinks the events in the poem are okay.

The Fish and the Whale

An observer who stood on the shore

Saw a sight she had not seen before.

In a boat with a sail

Were a fish and a whale

Wearing clothes that they bought at a store.

The whale wore a large dress that was white,

And the fish had a hat - what a sight!

They started to giggle

And bounce with a wiggle.

The observer just laughed in delight!

What text evidence in the poem supports the fact that the poet thinks the events in the poem are funny?

• The whale wore a large dress that was white,

  And the fish had a hat - what a sight!

• An observer who stood on the shore

  Saw a sight she had not seen before.

• The observer just laughed in delight!

• In a boat with a sail

  Were a fish and a whale

  Wearing clothes that they bought at a store.