WorksheetsPoetry Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Which line from the poem shows the tortoise is changing from being helpless to becoming self-sufficient?
“You know what it is to be born alone,”
“To take your first solitary bite”
“Under its slow lid, tiny baby tortoise,”
“No one ever heard you complain.”
In the first stanza, what is the poet expressing about the baby tortoise with the phrase “lapsed on earth”?
It has barely awakened to its new life outside its shell.
It has forgotten what it is like to be in the shell.
It is in a stage of rest and silence after birth.
It is happy to be coming out of its shell.
How does the repetition of the word solitary in lines 19–20 affect the tone of the poem?
It creates a fragile tone.
It creates a confident tone.
It creates a tone of loneliness.
It creates a tone of excitement.
How does the line “No one ever heard you complain” support the development of the text?
by showing tortoises lack great intelligence
by showing tortoises rarely communicate with other animals
by showing tortoises are born with the instinct to fight for survival
by showing tortoises come into the world with few troubles to overcome
What impact does “Like some iron door” in line 11 have on the meaning of the poem?
It emphasizes the peaceful nature of the tortoise.
It emphasizes the fearfulness of the baby tortoise.
It emphasizes the baby tortoise’s sense of loneliness.
It emphasizes the tortoise’s sense of courage and strength.
Which line from the poem shows how the baby tortoise has changed from being powerless to being confident?
“And remain lapsed on earth,”
“A tiny, fragile, half-animate bean.”
“And move on your slow, solitary hunt.”
“So indomitable.”
How does the description of the turtle in lines 19 and 20 develop the theme of the poem?
by showing the tortoise is sad because it is alone
by implying the tortoise is lonely and in need of help
by showing the actions of the tortoise determine its survival
by implying the tortoise has to carefully plan each move it makes
How do lines 9–11 contribute to the development of the plot?
by showing the tortoise’s fear
by showing the tortoise’s struggle
by suggesting the strength of the tortoise
by suggesting the hopelessness of the tortoise
What impact does “tiny, fragile, half-animate bean” in line 8 have on the meaning of the poem?
It explains that the less mobile a tortoise is, the smaller it will be.
It explains that the tortoise is small and barely moving when it is first born.
It explains that critical development takes place as soon as the tortoise is born.
It explains that the tortoise should be left alone during the early stages of its life.
Poetry uses ____ devices like rhythm and rhyme.
Sound
Sight
Taste
Touch
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
The cloud was fluffy like cotton candy.
The flame of the candle danced in the dark.
How many stanzas does this poem have?
Archery
It’s like touching without touching,
except when there is, also, touching.
We pull the bowstrings back
and parallel together,
aiming a handsbreadth higher
than we believe we intend,
and let the glove move where we draw the wire,
scared that the machinery
will misinterpret us,
that we may not stop trembling, that we may lose
our belief in ourselves
before anything is released, or shared, or sent.
5
2
4
3
Which of the following best describes the point of view the following poem is written in?
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
dynamic
