Exploring a Messy Room

Exploring a Messy Room

Assessment

Interactive Video

Fun, Arts, Life Skills

3rd - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

FREE Resource

The transcript is a reading of Shel Silverstein's poem 'Messy Room', which humorously describes a very untidy room with various items scattered around. The poem lists the disarray of clothes, books, and even a lizard in the room. It ends with the revelation that the narrator is the owner of the messy room, adding a humorous twist to the narrative.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is hanging on the lamp in the messy room?

A raincoat

A hat

Underwear

A scarf

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the workbook found in the messy room?

Under the bed

Wedged in the window

In the closet

On the floor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is beneath the TV in the messy room?

A raincoat

A scarf and one ski

A pair of shoes

A sweater

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is asleep in the bed according to the poem?

A cat

A dog

A lizard named Edie

A teddy bear

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the narrator realize at the end of the poem?

The room belongs to their friend

The room is actually their own

The room is a dream

The room is a metaphor