Poetry - BrainPOP Jr. Video Poems
Authored by Michelle Steever
English
1st - 4th Grade
10 Questions
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on poetry fundamentals, specifically targeting syllable counting, poetic forms, and creative expression techniques appropriate for elementary students in grades 1-4. The questions assess students' understanding of different poetry types including haiku (with its 5-7-5 syllable pattern), acrostic poems, free verse, and rebus poems. Students need strong phonemic awareness skills to break words into syllables, knowledge of basic poetic structures and their rules, and the ability to identify visual-textual connections in rebus poetry. The core concepts require students to apply systematic counting strategies, recognize pattern completion in structured poems, and understand that different poetic forms have varying levels of creative freedom and structural requirements. Created by Michelle Steever, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 1-4. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool following poetry instruction or viewing of the BrainPOP Jr. video on poems. Teachers can use this as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before poetry writing workshops, as guided practice during poetry units, or as homework to reinforce concepts introduced in class. The questions support multiple instructional purposes: quick checks for understanding during lessons, review sessions before creative writing activities, and assessment of student readiness for more complex poetic forms. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3 for phonics and word recognition through syllable identification, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4 and RL.2.4 for understanding rhythm and meaning in poetry, building foundational skills that prepare students for more sophisticated literary analysis in upper elementary grades.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The last line of a haiku has five syllables. Which word best finishes this haiku?
return
freeze
fall
last
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who did not sleep?
the dog
the cat
the mouse
the owl
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word has the MOST syllables?
flower
bicycle
house
sunshine
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.1.2A
CCSS.RF.2.3A
CCSS.RF.K.1D
CCSS.RF.K.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which rebus says, “I see a bee on my knee”?
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.1.2B
CCSS.RF.1.2C
CCSS.RF.1.2D
CCSS.RF.3.3A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of poem has the least rules?
free verse
rebus
acrostic
haiku
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In this poem, which word has four syllables?
watermelon
down
sweetness
running
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word best finishes this acrostic poem?
Draws
Shares
Traps
Finds
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