Poetry

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1. In the poem Pete at the Zoo, the speaker wonders if the elephant will feel lonely when___________________.

• A. all the boys and girls have gone.
• B. he leaves the zoo.
• C. when his mother leaves him.

2. In the following line from the poem Pete at the Zoo, "And there's no one to stamp before. No one to note his might." What does the word stamp mean?

• A. without company, alone
• B.to forcefully put a foot down
• C. power, strength

3. In the poem Keziah, what word rhymes with mother (line 5)?

• A. enough
• B. brother
• C. me

4. How many lines does the poem Keziah have?

• A. 5
• B. 8
• C. 4

5. How many stanzas does the poem Keziah have?

• A. 4
• B. 8
• C. 2

6.In the poem Rudolph Is Tired of the City, the word spread in line 4 means:

• A. to fly
• B. to curl up
• C. to stretch out or apart

7. What word rhymes with the word too (Line 5) in the poem Rudolph Is Tired of the City ?

• A. do
• B. go
• C. doors

8. In the poem Rudolph Is Tired of the City, the speaker says he would like to live in ___________.

• A. a bigger city
• B. the county
• C. a small town

9. How many lines does the poem Lyle have?

• A. 5
• B.10
• C. 12