Winter bees and Other Poems

In 'Dream of Tundra Swan', what did the swans dream of?

• A calm lake

• The journey with an ice-blue sky

• A warm summer day

• A forest full of trees

What happens to the swans when they wake up in 'Dream of Tundra Swan'?

• They are covered with snow

• They are surrounded by other animals

• They are flying over the ocean

• They find themselves in a forest

In 'Snake’s Lullaby', what are the snakes advised to do before winter?

• Find a warm cave

• Travel toward the cold

• Stay in the sun

• Climb a tree

What is the main activity of the snowflake in 'snowflake wakes'?

• Resting on a leaf

• Whirling and spinning

• Melting on the ground

• Floating in a river

In 'Winter Bees', what do the bees do to survive the cold?

• Hibernate individually

• Fly south for the winter

• Store food in trees

• Cram into a ball to warm the queen

What do the trees know about the wild winds in 'What do the Trees Know?'

• To stand tall and firm

• To bend when the winds blow

• To grow new branches

• To lose all their leaves

According to 'What do the Trees Know?', what helps trees grow?

• Birds and insects

• Wind and storms

• Strength and stillness

• Sunlight and rain

In 'Winter Bees', how are the bees described when they are together?

• A scattered colony

• A boiling, humming mass

• A lonely group

• A silent swarm

How does the author use figurative language to describe the sankes' actions?

• takes the flakes of autumn sun

• weave a heavy cloak of cold

• both answers are correct

Why are the snowflakes different from each other?

• each snowflake inherits traits from others

• each snowflake has its own path through the air

• snowflakes form from water and then freezes in the cloud