Grandmother - Summative Assessment

What is the setting of the poem? Choose TWO answers.

• the grandmother's house

• in the morning

• the grandfather's room

• late in the day

Who are the characters in the poem?

• the grandmother and the son

• the grandfather and the granddaughter

• the grandmother and granddaughter

Name ONE chore the grandmother did.

Does she find her chores hard? Support your answer from the poem.

What did the speaker intend to do?

• stay and talk to her grandmother

• help her grandmother finish her chores for the day

• say hello and leave

What does the speaker realize at the end of the poem? Choose TWO answers.

She realizes that .....................

• her grandmother doesn't need help.

• she has to spend time with her grandmother.

• her grandmother doesn't like her.

• she has to listen to her grandmother.

By the end of the poem the speaker feels..........

• sad

• happy

By the end of the poem the speaker feels.........., What words in the poem tell you this?

Describe the imagery created in your mind as you read this poem?

What do you think the message of this poem is? Choose Three answers.

The message is that we should ...........

• not talk to old people.

• not treat old people like " old bedclothes."

• make old people part of our lives

• not listen to old people

• respect old people and listen to them