My Shadow Poem

1.What does the speaker’s shadow do when he jumps into bed?

• Gets taller

• Gets little

• Jumps before him

• Sticks to him

What does the shadow do when the speaker gets up before the sun?

• shoots up taller

• stays in bed

• jumps up high

• stays nearby

Read the line below from the poem:

"He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play."

In the sentence, the word notion probably means

• need

• turn

• sight

• clue

Why does the speaker think his shadow is a coward?

• His shadow hides at night.

• His shadow stays close to him.

• His shadow likes to sleep.

• His shadow stays with nursie.

The poem is MAINLY about

• a boy who likes to tell funny stories.

• a boy who teaches his shadow a lesson.

• a boy who tells about his shadow.

• a boy who gets up before the sun.

Which word BEST describes the speaker’s shadow?

• playful

• angry

• hopeful

• tricky

What verse from stanza 3 explains why the shadow makes a fool out of the speaker?

• "he's a coward you can see"

• "that shadow sticks to me"

• "He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play."

• "I'd think shame to stick to nursie."

What words does the author use to describe the shadow's movement?

• goes in and out, nursie, coward.

• jumps in, sticks to me, little, bed.

• see, heels up, proper children.

• goes in and out, jump, shoots up taller, sticks to me.

How are the words fool, coward, and shame connected in the third stanza?

• They describe how the author feels about the shadow.

• They show how the author calls his shadow.

• They describe what the shadow does to the author.

• They describe what the author and the shadow do together.

According to "My Shadow" how does a shadow grow?

• "he sometimes shoots up taller"

• "not at all like proper children, which is very slow."

• "when I jump into my bed"

• "he sometimes gets so little."