The Cow

Based on the poem, who will eat the apple tart?

• the cow

• the reader

• the flowers

• the speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Read these lines from the poem.

She wanders lowing here and there,

And yet she cannot stray.

What is the meaning of the word "stray" as it is used in these lines?

• become wild

• fall down

• run away

• eat too much

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which words from the poem help you know that the cow lives outside?

• "The friendly cow all red and white"

• "She gives me cream with all her might"

• "She wanders lowing here and there"

• "And blown by all the winds that pass"

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What does the cow do in the third stanza of the poem?

• The cow runs away from her home in the meadow.

• The cow feels the wind and rain, and east flowers.

• The cow runs out of cream, and begins to eat a tart.

• The cow comes inside out of the wind and the rain.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the main message of "The Cow"?

• People can care deeply for animals.

• Animals such as cows belong outside.

• It's good to take care of yourself.

• The best things in life are free.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9