April Fools Day

What do people say whenever April rolls around?

• A ritual of trickery

• Look!

• Ah, ha. Gotcha!

• Made You look!

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April Fool's Day is a ritual of what?

• lies

• trickery

• homework

• flowers

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Read this stanza from the poem:

"Don’t look now. There’s

A hairy spider on your head. Ah, ha! Made

You look!"

What is the purpose of this stanza?

• It explains how someone might enjoy getting tricked.

• It describes a spider landing on the author's head.

• It is an example of an April Fool's Day trick.

• It shows how much the author dislikes spider.

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On April Fool's Day, the poet likes all the following except....?

• playing tricks

• kidding around

• being tricked

• the ritual of trickery

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Which of the following conclusions about the poet is supported by the poem?

• The poet wishes every day were April Fool's Day.

• The poet is trying to put an end to April Fool's Day.

• The poet thinks April Fool's Day is very childish.

• The poet likes to celebrate April Fool's Day.

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Read these lines from the poem: "Ppeople say, whenever April Rolls around. A ritual of trickery." Based on the text, the word trickery means...

• friendship

• happiness

• honesty

• deceit

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The main purpose of this poem is to describe...

• the kinds of people that enjoy playing April Fool's Day tricks.

• why April Fool's Day has such ridiculous rituals.

• the ways that people can mislead and trick others.

• how the poet feels about April Fool's Day.

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April Fools Day was first celebrated in __.

• 1863

• 1905

• 4600 BC

• 1350

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In what town was April Fools Day first recorded?

• Trogir, Croatia

• Bergen, Norway

• Jamestown, USA

• Berlin, Germany

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Why was April Fools Day started?

• To make jokes about the emerging, plague, "The black death"

• To fool parents into letting their kids skip school

• To make fun of a bad situation

• To have a day of pranks to celebrate the new season arriving

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