Grown Up (Poem)

1. The theme of this poem is

• imagination is not important

• homework should be done before play

• growing up can be hard for some kids

• kids should listen to their parents

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2. Which sentence best supports the theme of this poem?

• "The picture gave me all I needed and crayon scrawls stood in for words"

• "You're growing up; my mother said."

• "By eight, I read and wrote with ease."

• "But I have no time for make believe, I'm busy writing school reports."

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3.What is this poem mostly about?

• Growing up is an adventure

• Growing up can be difficult

• Growing up is never fun

• Growing up

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4. What information does the author present to the readers through dialogue?

• The thoughts and feeling of the narrator

• The actions of those closest to the author

• The sounds that the author hears

• The words of people who feel the author needs to change

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5. How does the author use patterns to convey the theme/ideas of this poem?

• The author uses repetition to convey the idea that many people are telling the little boy to grow up.

• The author uses a rhyme scheme to entertain his readers with a silly story.

• The author uses the same amount of lines in each stanza to show how the little boy never changed.

• The author uses the same sound at the beginning of each stanza to help the reader visualize the sounds the little boy heard.

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6. Which event reveals the theme?

• The author puts his cape away

• The author learns to read and write in many languages

• The author pretends to travel to space

• The author's mother tells him he is growing up

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CCSS.RL.3.9

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7. How does the author of the poem structure the second and fourth lines of each stanza?

• They each begin with the same letter

• They set the reader up for what the next stanza is about

• They rhyme

• They are metaphors

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8. The author writes, "it took me all the way to Mars. This means

• the boy wanted to be an astronaut.

• the boy would pretend that he could travel to space in his cardboard box

• the boy learned about Mars while he was in his cardboard box.

• the boy would watch the stars while he was in his cardboard box.

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9. The boy seems to feel ________ about growing up.

• Excited

• Nervous

• A little sad

• Happy

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10. This poem teaches us:

• that the boy should try not to grow up.

• that the boy should balance play and responsibilities.

• that it is better to be a kid than a grown-up

• that all kids should be astronauts.

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