Adventures with Words

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

• A friend is someone who likes the same color as you.

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

• A friend is someone you cannot really understand.

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

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

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

• a diary

• a dictionary

• a mystery book

• a book of poems

In the poem “In the Lands of Words,” to what does the poet compare words?

• knowledge

• music

• trees

• rain

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• They really enjoy the funny jokes she tells.

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

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

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

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• stops trying when something is too hard

• hopes to become a writer someday

• keeps at something until it is done

• enjoys playing tricks on friends

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Poems are often written in paragraphs called _______________.

• stanzas

• paragraphs

• beats

• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.3.5

What two words rhyme in the poem "Top Secret"?

• mine and shine

• shine and flight

• flight and all

• mine and night

Find Line 6 in the poem "Riddle," why did the poet make these words big and bold?

• to show they are important

• because they look cool

• the poet likes the look of bold font

• the poet didn't know what else to do

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CCSS.L.3.3A

What lines are repeated in the poem, "In the Land of Words" on page 152?

• I stand as still as a tree

• fall on me

• while I grow green

• sing

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.5

What is unusual about the first letter in each line of the poem "Top Secret" on page 151?

• they spell out the word DIARY

• they look the same as the rest of the words

• they have capital letters

• they rhyme

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CCSS.RL.3.1