Better Fun and Quiet Water Poems

What is happening in this poem?

• The narrator is white-water-rafting down a river

• The narrator is swimming

• The narrator is at an amusement park

• The narrator is on a cruise

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

How many lines are in each stanza of this poem?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Why are the words written in a diagonal pattern?

• The words are formed like steps

• The words follow the flow of a waterfall

• The sentences are too long to fit in one line

• The words are written in a straight line

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the main idea of this poem?

• Amusement parks are fun

• Waterfalls make us wet

• White water rafting can be dangerous

• White water rafting can be more fun than amusement parks

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 6

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

How many lines per stanza?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 6

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the simile in this poem?

• as still as a mirror

• water before it plunges down

• a mirror facing the sky

• a waterfall is still

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is this poem mostly about?

• The poem is about a waterfall

• The poem is about a mirror

• The poem is about water at night

• The poem is about the stillness of water

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4