Writing Challenge - Week 3 Homework

1. Mr. Daley explains to his class that literary elements like rhyme, stanza, meter and verse are all features of

• A. poetry

• B. language

• C. fiction

• D. writing

2. The word excitable in paragraph 2 means that Simon -

• F. sometimes feels excited

• G. never feels excitement

• H. is not able to feel excited

• J. becomes excited easily

3. When Rafa describes A+ poetry in paragraph 10, she is -

• A. bragging about the poem she wrote

• B. reading Mr. Daley's poetry prompt from a cue card

• C. praising Simon's second attempt to write a poem

• D. teasing Mr. Daley about a creative writing assignment

4. After Mr. Daley gave the class a writing assignment, Rafa and Simon -

• F. argue about Simon's writing skills

• G. find a way to write the perfect poem together

• H. work together to write and review each other's poetry

• J. write a poem about a muse who talks like a bird

5. Which of the following shows the rhyme scheme of Simon's first poem in paragraph 4?

• A. AABB

• B. ABCD

• C. ABAB

• D. ABBA

6. Rafa argues that Simon's first attempt to write a poem is weak because -

• F. Simon has failed to use a consistent rhyme pattern

• G. the poem doesn't have imagery and figurative language

• H. he isn't inspired to write

• J. Mr. Daley's assignment was too hard for Simon

7. Read the sentence from paragraph 13.

"II think now you're inspired," Rafa said.

This sentence shows that -

• A. Rafa thinks Simon's second poem is much better than his first poem

• B. Mr. Daley has given Rafa the talk of grading Simon's daily work

• C. she offers Simon praise even though she doesn't really like his poem

• D. Rafa would rather write her own poems than work with Simon in a writing center

8. Which sentence from Rafa and Simon's conversation in paragraphs 5 - 12 provides an example of hyperbole?

• F. "That's a really great poem."

• G. "Well, yeah," Simon stammered, "I guess that's pretty good."

• H. You just saw a true world-class performance.

• J. "Haste makes waste, friend Robin"

9. Look at this diagram of details from paragraph 5.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• A. Elements of Poetry

• B. Why Woods Are Yellos

• C. Simon's Muse

• D. Problems with Simon's Poem