Squirrel 270

How does the poet use the word “feast” in line 3 of the poem?

• to describe a large amount of food

• to describe a special kind of nut

• to describe how the nuts are safely stored

• to describe where the nuts are stored

Which phrase from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Small beast”

• “Storing up”

• “a hundred nuts”

• “Nook and cranny”

  2

Read these lines from the poem.

Nook and cranny stocked with seed

Tucked away for winter’s need.

Why does the poet use the words “Tucked away”?

• to show that the seeds are warm in the nooks and crannies

• to show that the seeds will fall off the tree into the winter snow

• to show that the seeds are safely put away, to eat in the winter

• to show that the seeds will grow in the nooks and crannies

Which best describes the speaker’s point of view about the squirrel?

• She thinks the squirrel is clever.

• She thinks the squirrel is annoying.

• She thinks the squirrel is silly.

• She thinks the squirrel is selfish.

Which sentence BEST describes what happens in stanza 1?

• The squirrel hides food for the winter.

• The squirrel is a small beast

• The squirrel is grey

• Squirrels like nuts

Which sentence BEST describes what happens in stanza 3?

• Cna the squirrel remember where he hides the nuts?

• He hides nuts in September

• He Looks for nuts in December

• Squirrels like nuts

Which sentence BEST describes what happens in stanza 3?

• Can the squirrel remember where he hides the nuts?

• He remembers where the nuts are hidden

• He Looks for nuts in December

• Squirrels like nuts

What is a stanza

• A group of verses written together

• a paragraph

• A line that rhymes

• A sentence

What is a verse?

• A group of verses written together

• a paragraph

• A line that rhymes

• A line in a poem

What was this poem mostly about?

• A squirrel hiding and finding nuts

• A squirrel in the snow

• A tree filled with nuts

• A tiny beast