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WorksheetsLimericks
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a limerick?
a)
Humorous poem consisting of five lines
b)
An animal that licks things.
c)
A form of food.
d)
A sentence with rhyming words.
2.
Which lines rhyme with each other?
a)
1st,3rd,4th the then 5th,2nd
b)
1st,2nd,3rd and then 4th,5th
c)
1st,2nd,5th and then 3rd,4th
d)
2nd,5th,4th and then 3rd,1st
3.
What is the limerick rhyme scheme?
a)
ABABA
b)
ABBCC
c)
ABCBC
d)
AABBA
4.
What is a rhyme scheme?
a)
Thing that Rhymes.
b)
Pattern within the lines.
c)
Story.
d)
A word.
5.
What qualities may limericks have?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Personification
c)
Humor and variety of word choice.
d)
Hyperbole
6.
What continent is Ireland located on?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
North America
7.
Where did limericks originate?
a)
Spain
b)
Switzerland
c)
France
d)
Ireland
8.
How many lines are in a limerick?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
5
d)
6
9.
What type of poetry form is this quiz about?
a)
Limerick
b)
Rhyme Scheme
c)
Ireland
d)
Haiku
10.
Who wrote the first limerick in the famous examples slide?
a)
Mark Twain
b)
Edward Lear
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Rainbow Rowell
11.
Who wrote the second limerick in the famous examples slide?
a)
Shel Silverstein
b)
Robert Louis Stevenson
c)
Lisa Robertson
d)
Emily Dickenson
12.
Must limericks have the same verbal rhythm?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
d)
Sometimes
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