Adventures with Words (Module 2 W 2)

What is the main idea of the poem “I, Like You”?

• A A friend is someone who makes you smile.

• B A friend is someone like you but not just like you.

• C A friend is someone you cannot really understand.

• D A friend is someone who likes all the things you like.

What kind of book is talked about in “Top Secret”?

• A a diary

• B a dictionary

• C a mystery book

• D a book of poems

The poems “In the Land of Words” and “I Go to the Land” talk about words in the same way. What do they both say?

• A Words are open doors that help the poet belong.

• B Words are tall trees that make the poet proud.

• C Words are music that makes the poet joyful.

• D Words are water that helps the poet grow.

What do the friends in the poem “Jokes” think about the girl named Crystal?

• A They really enjoy the funny jokes she tells.

• B They are tired of losing the joke contest to her.

• C They hope she will teach them how to tell jokes.

• D They wish she would do something other than tell jokes.

The poet who wrote “Riddles” most likely does what?

• A stops trying when something is too hard

• B hopes to become a writer someday

• C keeps at something until it is done

• D enjoys playing tricks on friends