U4W5 Reading Comprehension

In the poem "Swimming to the Rock", why does the girl not go with her father and brothers in the beginning of the poem.

• The rock is too far away for her to swim to

• She has already been to the rock

• She just ate a peanut butter sandwich and he needs to wait 30 minutes

• She does not like to swim

At the end of the poem "Swimming to the Rock", what realization does the girl come to?

• Her brothers are mean for not helping her get to the rock

• She does like water and will swim with them now

• This is the year that she will swim to the rock

• Next year she will be old enough to swim to the rock

What is the theme of the poem "Swimming to the Rock"?

• Swimming is easy

• Families should stick together

• You can conquer your fears

• Swimming is only fun for some people

In the poem "The Moondust Footprint", what is the setting that it takes place in?

• The Sea of Tranquility

• Woodstock, Vermont

• Houston, Texas

• Apollo, Arizona

In the poem "The Moondust Footprint", what does the author mean when he describes Neil Armstrong being in the Sea of Tranquility?

• Armstrong was focused and ready for the mission

• Armstrong was swimming in the Mediterranean Sea that the Landing Module ended up in

• Armstrong was in space were it is tranquil and calm

• The Landing Module was named Sea of Tranquility

What is the theme of the poem "The Moondust Footprint"?

• Humans can be victorious

• You should spend time with your Aunt

• Space exploration is exciting

• The moon landing was easy for Neil Armstrong

In the poem "Genius", why does the boy compare his sister to a mouse?

• She woke up from her dream scared like a mouse

• She had a dream that she was a mouse

• Her family calls her mouse

• She is silent after he finishes reading his poem to her

In the poem "Genius", why does the boy wake up his sister?

• He reads her a poem that he wrote himself

• He needs to tell her about something that he learned

• He thought he heard a break-in by a theif

• She was falling asleep as he was reading a story to her

In the poem "Winner", why was the dad so excited that his son made the winning slide home?

• This was the son's very first game of baseball

• The dad was imagining himself as the one who made the winning slide

• The dad taught his son how to slide in baseball

• The boy made a lucky hit that he did not expect

In the poem "Winner", what detail creates the most suspense for the reader?

• The baseball flying in the air after being hit by the bat

• The dad cheering way to loud

• The two misses swinging late and two fouls on checked swings

• The rusted screen back of home plate