Twas the Night Before Christmas & The Grinch Poetry Quiz

Who is the narrator of this poem?

• the father

• a child

• St. Nicholas

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is this poem mostly about?

• a dream on Christmas Eve

• a child's visit to the North Pole

• Santa's visit to a home

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What caused Santa's clothes to become tarnished in Stanza 8?

• the snowy rooftop

• the smoke from his pipe

• the soot from the fireplace

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

What items are hung by the chimney?

• The stockings
• The presents
• The curtains

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When does the poem take place?

• Christmas Day
• Christmas Eve
• New Year's Eve

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is a synonym for St. Nick? Choose one

• Dancer

• Elf

• Santa

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, 
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter
What does "clatter" mean?

• A loud noise
• A type of animal
• A big ladder

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Away to the window I flew like a flash, 
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash
What does the author mean when he writes "tore open the shutters and threw up the sash"?

• To rip up the curtains
• To open the window and look outside
• Stay in bed and put the covers over his head

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which point of view is this poem told from?

• 1st person narrator

• Omniscient narrator

• 3rd person narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!" is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A