Grandpa's Barn Poem

In line 26, what is the meaning of the word frolic?

• to play

• to work

• to struggle

• to entertain

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In line 25 of the poem, what is the meaning of the word jolliest?

• most gloomy

• most cheerful

• most supportive

• most mischievous

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What can be inferred from the first line of the poem, "Oh a jolly old place is grandpa's barn?"

• The barn is a happy and fun place.

• The barn is a silly and comical place.

• The barn is a dark, dirty, and dusty place.

• The barn is an uninteresting and old fashioned place.

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In line 4 of the poem, what is the meaning of the word fragrant?

• dirty

• sticky

• perfumed

• pleasant

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Which line from the poem suggests that the noise from children playing will run some of the residents out of the barn?

• "When grandpa's barn will echo the shout"

• "Such scaring of doves from their cozy nests"

• "Till the frightened hens, with a cackle shrill"

• "And the merry ring of vacation sing"

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Which line supports the inference that the kids look forward to the summer?

• "And the robins sing in the trees which lean/ To brush the roof with their rustling leaves."

• "Of merry children, who run and play/In the new-born freedom of school let out."

• "Such scaring of doves from the cozy nests,/ Such hunting for eggs in the lofts so high,"

• "Oh the dear old barn, so cool, so wide! / Its doors will open again before long"

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What can be inferred from lines 27 and 28 of the poem?

• The speaker believes one can never be too old to frolic and play.

• After many years, old age prevents one from being able to play in the barn.

• The speaker likes playing in the barn because it makes the time pass quickly.

• Even years later, the speaker still has good memories of summer days in the barn.

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In line 19, what is the meaning of the phrase, "a cackle shrill"?

• the sound of clucking

• the sound of shouting

• the sound of screaming

• the sound of whispering

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