Vocabulary and Poetry Quiz

What does the word "bounce" mean?

• To stay still

• To spring back after hitting something

• To move slowly

• To fall down

What does the word "imagine" mean?

• To forget something

• To picture something in your mind; to dream of something

• To see something clearly

• To ignore something

What does the word "inventor" mean?

• A person who copies something

• A person who creates something new for the first time

• A person who destroys things

• A person who sells things

What does the word "observer" mean?

• Someone who ignores things

• Someone who watches or notices something

• Someone who talks a lot

• Someone who runs fast

What is "alliteration"?

• When words end with the same sound

• When several words/syllables in a row start with the same sound

• A type of poem where lines do not need to rhyme

• A funny poem with a specific rhyme pattern

What is "free verse"?

• A type of poem where lines do not need to rhyme

• A poem with a specific rhyme pattern

• A poem with 5 lines

• A poem that tells a story

What is a "limerick"?

• A serious poem

• A funny poem with a specific rhyme pattern - they must have 5 lines

• A poem with no rhyme

• A poem with 10 lines

What is "rhyme"?

• When words start with the same sound

• When words end with the same sound

• When words have no sound

• When words are long

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Kite and sight

• Four fish fins

• A funny poem

• A new invention

Which word means "to picture something in your mind"?

• Bounce

• Imagine

• Inventor

• Observer