WorksheetsThe Abandoned Farmhouse poem by Ted Kooser
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
What can be inferred from stanza 1?
The farmer hated farming
The farmer was not good at farming
The farmer was forced to farm
The farmer was not a good husband or father
What is the purpose of stanza 1?
To introduce us to the farm family
To introduce us to the farmer
To explain what happened to the family
To explain the reality of failure
What can be inferred from stanza 2?
The family was happy
The family was afraid
The family was poor
The family loved farming
What can be inferred from stanza 3?
The family was evicted
The family broke up
The family suffered a death
The family had a sudden crisis
In the third stanza, how do the poet's choice of words impact the meaning of the poem?
They suggest the outcome of the farm family's story through specific details.
They make the outcome of the family clear through an explanation.
They celebrate the family's efforts through vivid description.
They mourn the loss of the family through the description of the event.
What is the central idea of this poem?
Farming is a wonderful life for families.
Farming can be difficult but rewarding.
If at first you don't succeed, try again.
Failure can be a harsh reality.
Based on the poem, what is the meaning of scarce in stanza 2?
Having fear of the demand
Having an insufficient amount for the demand
Having a sufficient amount for the demand
Having an excess to meet the demand
Based on the poem, what is the meaning of haste in stanza 3?
Hope
Worry
Hurry
Anxiety
Which statements describes how the first two stanzas are similar?
They focus on the events of what happened to the family farm.
They focus on the reason the farmhouse is abandoned.
They focus on the characters and the images of their life on the farm.
They focus on the conflict between the characters.
How is the third stanza different from the two previous standards?
It suggests what happened to the family.
It makes clear what happened to the family.
It does not rhyme, but the other two stanzas do rhyme.
It does not contain figurative language like the other two stanzas.
