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Poetry

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something that is funny and makes people laugh.

a)

slithered

b)

ridiculous

c)

entertainment

d)

humorous

2.

Something that is very silly or foolish.

a)

slithered

b)

ridiculous

c)

entertainment

d)

endangered

3.

Something that interests and gets peoples attention.

a)

ridiculous

b)

slithered

c)

entertainment

d)

humorous

4.

Something that slides or glides.

a)

entertainment

b)

slithered

c)

ridiculous

d)

humorous

5.

A poem that tells a story.

a)

rhythm

b)

stanza

c)

narrative

d)

rhyme

6.

A poem that has words that sound the same.

a)

narrative

b)

rhythm

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

7.

A group of lines or sentences is a poem.

a)

narrative

b)

rhythm

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

8.

"We roughed it at Old Piney Park, with tents and hot dogs after dark."


What does the idiom rough it mean in the poem.

a)

Staying in a house or shelter.

b)

Staying outside of a house or shelter.

c)

A rough camping trip.

d)

A soft camping trip.

9.

My father hit the ceiling, he was really in a stew, He hollered, "Stop! Don't go!" As out the door I flew.


What does the idiom my father hit the ceiling, he was really in a stew mean in the poem.

a)

Happy

b)

Sad

c)

Angry

d)

Excited

10.

The neighbors' eyes were popping. They dropped everything to see. I was the entertainment of the day . Forget about TV.


What does the idiom eyes were popping mean in the poem.

a)

Sad

b)

Angry

c)

Mad

d)

Shocked

11.

Faster and faster, he squiggled right past her. Old Ollie was picking up steam!


What does the idiom picking up steam mean in the poem?

a)

very slow

b)

a little fast

c)

very sneaky

d)

very fast

12.

It didn't take long for an answer. In fact he decided to scoot. He burst through the door with a terrified roar and a seven-foot snake in pursuit!


What does the idiom decided to scoot mean in this poem.

a)

He started to sing.

b)

He started to cry

c)

He started to run.

d)

He started to skip.