Characters and Poems Quiz (Fun Friday)

Fox and Bear

 Fox saw the field being planted with corn. He went to visit Bear, and suggested that they share the field. Fox said he would have the tops of the crop, and Bear would have the roots. When the crop was grown, Bear did not like having only the roots of the corn plants. But it was what they had agreed. The next year, Fox saw the field being planted with turnips. He went to visit Bear. He said that, to be fair, this year Bear would have the tops of the crop, and Fox would have the roots. When the crops were grown, Bear was unhappy again. He had only the bitter tops, while fox had the nice sweet turnips. But it was what they had agreed. However, Bear never agreed to share the field with Fox again.

Camel and Pig

Camel said being tall was best, and Pig said being short was best. Camel said if he was wrong, he would give up his hump. Pig said if he was wrong, he would give up his curly tail. They came to a garden inside a low wall. Camel reached his long neck over the wall and ate his fill. Pig could not even see over the wall. Then they came to a garden inside a high wall, with a covered gate. Pig went through the gate and ate his fill. Camel was too tall to go through the gate. They thought about all this, and decided that Camel would keep his hump, and Pig would keep his curly tail, because, as Pig said, “Tall is good when tall is needed; of short, the same is true.”

 

The characters are animals.

• Fox and Bear

• Camel and Pig

• Both stories

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Fox and Bear

 Fox saw the field being planted with corn. He went to visit Bear, and suggested that they share the field. Fox said he would have the tops of the crop, and Bear would have the roots. When the crop was grown, Bear did not like having only the roots of the corn plants. But it was what they had agreed. The next year, Fox saw the field being planted with turnips. He went to visit Bear. He said that, to be fair, this year Bear would have the tops of the crop, and Fox would have the roots. When the crops were grown, Bear was unhappy again. He had only the bitter tops, while fox had the nice sweet turnips. But it was what they had agreed. However, Bear never agreed to share the field with Fox again.

Camel and Pig

Camel said being tall was best, and Pig said being short was best. Camel said if he was wrong, he would give up his hump. Pig said if he was wrong, he would give up his curly tail. They came to a gar

den inside a low wall. Camel reached his long neck over the wall and ate his fill. Pig could not even see over the wall. Then they came to a garden inside a high wall, with a covered gate. Pig went through the gate and ate his fill. Camel was too tall to go through the gate. They thought about all this, and decided that Camel would keep his hump, and Pig would keep his curly tail, because, as Pig said, “Tall is good when tall is needed; of short, the same is true.”

 

One character is smarter than another.

• Fox and Bear

• Camel and Pig

• Both stories

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Fox and Bear

 Fox saw the field being planted with corn. He went to visit Bear, and suggested that they share the field. Fox said he would have the tops of the crop, and Bear would have the roots. When the crop was grown, Bear did not like having only the roots of the corn plants. But it was what they had agreed. The next year, Fox saw the field being planted with turnips. He went to visit Bear. He said that, to be fair, this year Bear would have the tops of the crop, and Fox would have the roots. When the crops were grown, Bear was unhappy again. He had only the bitter tops, while fox had the nice sweet turnips. But it was what they had agreed. However, Bear never agreed to share the field with Fox again.

Camel and Pig

Camel said being tall was best, and Pig said being short was best. Camel said if he was wrong, he would give up his hump. Pig said if he was wrong, he would give up his curly tail. They came to a garden inside a low wall. Camel reached his long neck over the wall and ate his fill. Pig could not even see over the wall. Then they came to a garden inside a high wall, with a covered gate. Pig went through the gate and ate his fill. Camel was too tall to go through the gate. They thought about all this, and decided that Camel would keep his hump, and Pig would keep his curly tail, because, as Pig said, “Tall is good when tall is needed; of short, the same is true.”

 

One character tricks another

• Fox and Bear

• Camel and Pig

• Both stories

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Hickory, dickory, dock.

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory, dickory, dock.

What type of poem is this?

• Rhyme verse

• Free verse

• Limerick

• Compare

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My Pet Stu

by Anonymous

 

I have a pet mouse I call Stu.

I found him asleep in my shoe.

He asked for some cheese,

And then he said, “Please?”

This mouse likes to talk, it is true

Which type of Poem is "My Pet Stu" by Anonymous?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• free verse

• rhymed verse

Fog

by Carl Sandburg

 

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.

 

Which type of Poem is "Fog" by Carl Sandburg?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• free verse

• rhymed verse

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CCSS.RL.2.4

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CCSS.RL.3.5

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Toward Those Short Trees

by Masaoka Shiki

 

Toward those short trees

We saw a hawk descending

On a day in spring

Which type of Poem is "Toward Those Short Trees" by Masaoka Shiki?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• free verse

• rhymed verse

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CCSS.RL.3.5

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CCSS.RL.4.5

Clouds

by Christina Rossetti

 

White sheep, white sheep,

On a blue hill,

When the wind stops,

You all stand still.

When the wind blows,

You walk away slow.

White sheep, white sheep,

Where do you go?

Which type of Poem is "Clouds" by Christina Rossetti?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• free verse

• rhymed verse

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag​
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?​
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin​
Like a house of cards, one blow from cavin' in?​
Do you ever feel already buried deep?​
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing​
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?​
'Cause there's a spark in you​

 

 

 

Which text structure did the author use?

• Chronological Order

• Compare

• Sequence

• Problem and solution

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Do you ever feel like a plastic bag​
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?​
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin​
Like a house of cards, one blow from cavin' in?​
Do you ever feel already buried deep?​
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing​
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?​
'Cause there's a spark in you

Which Figurative Language did the author use to evoke the reader's emotion?

• Personification

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile

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