Poetry 4th grade

Use Poem# 1 "At the Zoo" for questions 1-3

1. Which of the following is a theme of the poem?

• The zoo is a dangerous place.

• There are too many animals at the zoo.

• Things that smell bad should be kept in the wild.

• The variety of animals at the zoo is amazing.

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Which detail from the poem best supports the theme (variety of animals in the zoo is amazing) of the poem?

• "First I saw the white bear, then I saw the black" (line 1)

• "with mutton in this maw" (line 3)

• "wombat waddle in the straw"

  (line 4)

• "mercy, how unpleasantly they smelt!"

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Who is speaking in the poem?

• an animal at the zoo

• someone visiting the zoo

• a doctor for the animals

• the animals' feeder

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Use Poem #2 "Sleeping with the Baby" to answer questions 4-6.

4. Which sentence describes a theme of the poem?

• It is both exciting and exhausting to have a new baby.

• Parents are easily frustrated with their new babies when they won't sleep.

• New parents find that babies don't take as much work as they originally believed.

• Babies do not need as much sleep as their parents do.

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5. Which detail from the text best supports the theme that babies are both exciting and exhausting?

• "I'm sleeping with the baby in the day, because the baby will not sleep at night." (lines 1-2)

• "He purses up his lips in little o's, he nurses bit by bit, and then he goes" (lines 5-6)

• "For sore eyes he's a very lovely sight. His brows are worried, bit his face is bright." (lines 9-10)

• " I love him and his toothless hungry bite, although he keeps us up, night afer night."

  (lines 11-12)

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6. How does stanza 3 develop the speaker's feelings about the baby (lines 9-12)?

• It shows how much the speaker cares for the baby.

• It shows how much the speaker doesn't care that the baby keeps them awake.

• It shows how angry the speaker is with the baby for keeping them awake.

• It shows how much the speaker wants a break from the baby.

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Use poem #3 "A Jelly-Fish" to answer questions 7-9.

7. What is the main idea within the poem?

• Jellyfish are beautiful, but should not be touched.

• Most creatures in the ocean are dangerous.

• Jellyfish are interesting creatures and difficult to touch.

• Humans are obsessed with nature and like to touch creatures.

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8. Which detail from the poem best supports the idea that jellyfish are interesting creatures but difficult to touch?

• " An amber colored amethyst

  Inhabits it"

  (lines 3-4)

• "your arm

  Approaches, and

  It opens"

  (lines 4-6)

• "You abandon

  Your intent-"

  (lines 11-12)

• "Grows cloudy, and

  It floats away

  From you."

  (lines 18-20)

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9. Which statement best describes the setting in "A Jelly-Fish"?

• "Visible, invisible

  A fluctuating charm,"

  (lines 1-2)

• "An amber-colored amethyst

  Inhibits it"

  (lines 3-4)

• "It opens, and it Closes,"

  (lines 13-14)

• "The blue

  Surrounding it

  Grows cloudy,"

  (lines 16-18)

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Use poem # 4 "April to answer questions 10-13.

10. Which sentence best describes the theme of the poem?

• Spring is the only season that brings people true happiness.

• Noticing nature's beauty can bring people happiness.

• Children can appreciate the beauty of a spring day better than adults.

• Nothing can ruin a perfect day.

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