"Two Little Kittens" Poetry Questions

The imagery in line 13 most appeals to the reader’s sense of -

• sound

• taste

• smell

• touch

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

Which statement BEST describes how the poet uses rhyme in each stanza of the poem?

• Only the first and second lines of each stanza rhyme.

• Only the third and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme.

• The first and second lines of each stanza rhyme, and the third and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme.

• The first and third lines of each stanza rhyme, and the second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme.

Why did the kittens start fighting?

• They were cold and wet.

• One kitten was bigger than the other.

• One kitten had food, and the other one did not.

• There wasn’t enough room for both of them to lie in front of the fire.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which of these statements describes an element of the poem?

• All the lines have the same number of words.

• Each stanza describes how the plot proceeded

• Each stanza introduces a new character

• All the lines include an onomatopoeia.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

What does the word quarrel mean in lines 2, 4, and 20?

• To agree

• To search

• To argue

• To apologize

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which statement correctly describes a way that the second stanza (lines 5-8) is different from the other stanzas?

• Only the second stanza has rhyming words.

• Only the second stanza includes the old woman.

• Only the second stanza shows how the mouse was first caught.

• Only the second stanza includes dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.5

Which statement correctly describes a way that lines 17 and 18 are similar?

• Both lines describe how the cats look.

• Both lines include a hyperbole.

• Both lines explain why the cats dislike each other.

• Both lines include a simile.

Based on the information in the poem, what season is it most likely to be?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why is the last stanza (lines 17-20) important to the poem?

• It explains why these kittens fight all the time.

• It describes how the weather was outside.

• It describes how the quarrel began.

• It explains how the kittens learned their lesson.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.5

The end of the poem expresses the idea that the kittens -

• Think it is fun to play outside in the winter snow

• Decided it is smarter to fight inside than outside

• Learned it is better to get along than to be miserable

• Dislike the old woman

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.3