Week 17 Review

In the poem "A Cowboy's Letter to Santa", which point of view does the poet use?

• 1st person - narrated by Santa

• 1st person - narrated by the horse

• 1st person - narrated by the speaker

• 3rd person - narrated by an outside observer

The rocks on the road are rougher than the ones in the river. What does the word "rougher" mean?

• Most rough

• Rough

• More rough

• Not as rough at all

How can you tell a story is make-believe?

• It was written long ago

• The events really happened

• Talking animals

• None of these

In the poem, "A Cowboy's Letter to Santa", what does the speaker think his letter might achieve?

• Help children get horses for Christmas

• Tell Santa that he is grateful for his presents last year, but would like a horse this year.

• Get his parents to buy him a horse

• Make Santa laugh

Daria and Hanna are the _____ hardworking girls in their class.

• most
• more
• is

The Black Mamba is the ______ poisonous snake on Earth.

• more

• most

"Please be more _______ next time," said Mother.

• careful

• carefuller

• carefullest

In the poem, "A Cowboy's Letter to Santa", what is the main problem?

• The speaker is unhappy with his gifts from last year.

• The speaker wants a pogo stick.

• The speaker wants to ask Santa for a horse, but doesn't want to complain about not getting one last year.

_{What is the correct contraction for the following word pair?}

• your

• you're

• yo're

• you are

_{What is the correct contraction for the following word pair?}

• they've
• they'have
• they'ave
• the've