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WorksheetsHaikus & Limericks
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
Haiku is a form of poetry from ________.
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Australia
d)
England
2.
The Lines of a Haiku according to syllable:
1 - 5
2 - 7
3 - ?
1 - 5
2 - 7
3 - ?
a)
5
b)
7
3.
How many syllables total in a Haiku?
a)
10
b)
15
c)
17
d)
7
4.
Complete the Haiku:
An ocean voyage
As waves break over the bow,
An ocean voyage
As waves break over the bow,
a)
My boat suddenly, sinks.
b)
I'm free to ride the waves.
c)
the sea welcomes me.
d)
I hear the ocean calling.
5.
Guess the animal of this Haiku:
Flower visitors
Busy, buzzing in the field
Black and yellow stripes
Flower visitors
Busy, buzzing in the field
Black and yellow stripes
a)
Zebra
b)
Fly
c)
Bee
d)
Butterfly
6.
Basho Matsuo (1644-1694), considered one of the greatest haiku poets was a samurai.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
A limerick has ___ lines.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
8.
What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?
a)
AAABA
b)
AAAAA
c)
ABABA
d)
AABBA
9.
A limerick is a five line poem with rhymes in line ___, 2 and 5 and then another rhyme in lines 3 and 4.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Limericks are usually serious poems.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
There once was a man named Greg,
Who tried to break open an egg.
He kicked it around,
It fell to the ground,
____________________________.
Who tried to break open an egg.
He kicked it around,
It fell to the ground,
____________________________.
a)
And no one made a sound.
b)
And found that he'd broken a leg.
12.
There are usually ____ syllables in lines 1, 2 and 5 of a limerick. And the 3rd and 4th lines usually have 5-6 syllables.
a)
5-10
b)
8-10
c)
10-15
d)
5-7
13.
Which fairy tale is this limerick about?
There once was a cheeky blonde chick,
Who had a gold locks of curls -thick,
Inside the bear's house she went
Lots of time in there she spent
Bears found her and ate her up quick!
There once was a cheeky blonde chick,
Who had a gold locks of curls -thick,
Inside the bear's house she went
Lots of time in there she spent
Bears found her and ate her up quick!
a)
Snow White
b)
Chicken Little
c)
Sleeping Beauty
d)
Goldilocks And The Three Bears
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