Poems with Comprehension Questions

Which statement best describes how the poet uses rhyme in each stanza of the poem?

• Only the first and third lines rhyme.

• Only the third and forth lines rhyme.

• The first and second lines rhyme, and the third and forth lines rhyme.

• The first and third lines rhyme, and the second and forth lines rhyme.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What season is the poem describing?

• summer

• fall

• spring

• winter

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The imagary in line 3 most appeals the which sense?

• smell

• sight

• taste

• hear

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The end of the poem expresses the idea that...

• the wind is moving the leaves.

• a car drives by.

• a person is kicking the leaves.

• it is storming.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

The end of the poem expresses the idea that the speaker -

• was ready to return home.

• is a safe driver.

• loves vacations and are rides.

• loves the memories from their last vacation.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

The second stanza is only one line because the poet wants to show that-

• it is an important moment.

• the setting has changed.

• dialogue, someone is speaking.

• this is an event that happened in the past.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Based on information in the poem, what is a bumper?

• a rock

• traffic

• the outside part of a car

• camping equipment

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

How many stanzas make up this poem?

• 4

• 5

• 16

• 20

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

How many lines make up this poem?

• 4

• 5

• 16

• 20

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the importance of the last stanza?

• It describes how the aliens landed.

• It explains why the aliens arrived.

• It shows where the aliens live.

• It explains how the aliens are hiding.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5