CA Review

Read the poem Spring Showers.

Read these lines from the poem - "The rain came down like someone wringing out a mop." - What does the speaker mean by "like someone ringing out a mop."

• the rain fell softly

• the rain fell hard all of a sudden

• the rain stopped

• the rain lasted for an entire month

Part A. What could the theme of this poem be?

• The sun dried up the rain.

• Rainbows are pretty.

• Spring showers are strong, but don't last long.

• Rain can be dangerous.

Part B. Which two lines support the theme that Spring Showers are strong, but don't last long. Choose two answers.

• We heard thunder and lightning, a boom and a crash

• Pitter Patter Pitter Patter

• We sloshed through the mud.

• Where did you go? The sun was shining so bright, it made a rainbow.

Which line from the poem includes alliteration?

• It made a big rainbow

• Until the last drop

• Glip Glop Glop

• The rain came down

Select the correct rhyme scheme.

• Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter - B

  Drip Drip Drop - B

  The rain came down - C

  Like someone ringing out a mop - C

• Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter - A

  Drip Drip Drop - A

  The rain came down - B

  Like someone ringing out a mop - B

• Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter - A

  Drip Drip Drop - B

  The rain came down - C

  Like someone ringing out a mop - B

• Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter - A

  Drip Drip Drop - B

  The rain came down - C

  Like someone ringing out a mop - D

Read Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky.

"... my people are numerous and take up a lot of room."

What does the word "numerous" mean?

• very many

• just a few

• only one

• funny

Read the line "... he returned home to his wife, the moon, who greeted him with a broad smile."

What does the word "broad" mean?

• unhappy

• sad

• big or wide

• small

Part A. Which sentence includes an idiom.

• ... the water was at the level of a man's head ...

• ... they began building a large house ...

• ... and they have been there ever since.

• ... until the sun and moon had to sit on top of the roof.

Part B. What does the idiom in part A mean?

• The sun and the moon cried.

• The sun and the moon had to go up higher.

• The sun and the moon were happy.

• The sun and the moon jumped off the roof.

Part A. What is the them of the passage?

• Never trust water.

• Water will get everything in your house wet.

• Your friends are not always kind.

• Listen to others when they try to warn you.