Shadow

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

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.

Students create a model to show how the sun casts shadows during the day. Each hour, students record their observations and mark where the shadow falls. The model is placed in the same location each hour. The activity is repeated each month. What is the purpose in repeating the activity each month? 5.2(E)

• to decrease accuracy of results

• to increase reliability of results

• to increase questionable results

• to decrease valid results

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."