CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 3 & 4 2nd QUARTER EXAMINATION

FROM “A COMIC POEM”

What is the speaker in the poem reading?

• a textbook

• a poem  

• a comic book

FROM “A COMIC POEM”

How many rhyming pairs are there in the poem?

• 3

• 4

• 6

FROM “A COMIC POEM”

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

• AABBCCDDEEFFGG

• ABABCDCDEFE

FROM “AT BEDTIME”

During what time of day does the poem take place?

• afternoon

• morning

• evening

FROM “AT BEDTIME”

Does the speaker in the poem want to go to sleep?

What line from the poem that support your answer.

• Dinner time

• Story read

• A bath to wash 

  away the grime

• Eyelids heavy

FROM “THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE”

Which sentence describes stanza 2?

• The stanza describes the sickness that keeps the speaker in bed.

• The speaker tells about things that are not really happening.

• The stanza reveals that the speaker feels like a giant.

• The speaker explains what the title of the poem means.

FROM “THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE”

Select one sentence that supports the answer in Question 1.

• "When I was sick and lay a-bed,"

• "And all my toys beside me lay"

• "And sometimes for an hour or so"

• "I watched my leaden soldiers go,"

FROM “THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE”

The speaker pretends he is a giant in the land of counterpane. What kind of giant does he pretend to be?

• shy

• angry

• scared

• quiet

What is the meaning of the word planted as it is used in these lines of the poem?

"Or brought my trees and houses out,

And planted cities all about."

• buried in the ground

• covered with grass

• set up in a certain way

• given away as a gift

FROM “THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE”

How does stanza 2 help the reader understand what is described in stanzas 3 and 4?

• It tells why the speaker is in bed.

• It describes how the leaden soldiers move.

• It shows the reader that the speaker is imagining events.

• It explains how the land of counterpane fights the giant.