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WorksheetsI Can't Go To School
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
The speaker of this poem is most likely--
a)
a teacher
b)
a student
c)
an alien
d)
the principal
2.
The poet organizes the poem by--
a)
comparing school to other subjects
b)
highlighting why the speaker doesn't like school
c)
listing all the speaker's adventures
d)
describing all of the speaker's excuses
3.
The ruse in line 10 means--
a)
a game
b)
a trick
c)
a fuse
d)
a dress
4.
The mood of the poem can be described as--
a)
humorous
b)
dark
c)
serious
d)
rhyming
5.
The poet uses what poetic structure in every stanza?
a)
imagery
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
6.
Read this portion from line 19 of the poem.
"racing against the clock"
The poet uses the phrase to show--
"racing against the clock"
The poet uses the phrase to show--
a)
urgency
b)
pity
c)
humor
d)
concern
7.
'Elaborate' in this this poem means--
a)
elegant design
b)
an eagerness to please
c)
lengthy and exaggerated
d)
especially angry
8.
The reader can infer that the speaker--
a)
really doesn't want to go to school
b)
has very bad luck
c)
is in need of a holiday
d)
enjoys going to school
9.
The poet includes line 41 to show--
a)
what he will do with his free time
b)
the real reason he wants to stay home
c)
how he managed to get so sick
d)
how his illness is affecting him
10.
The poet uses repetition to--
a)
emphasize what the poem is about
b)
annoy the reader
c)
build imagery
d)
build rhyme and rhythm
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