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U2W5 Poetry - Beetles/The Little Turtle Selection Test

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are these poems the same?

a)

They both describe turtles.

b)

They both describe people.

c)

They both describe living things.

d)

They both compare animals to cars.

2.

In the poem "Beetles," what does the poet say beetles are like?

a)

polish

b)

an old car

c)

tiny things

d)

a freshly painted car

3.

Reread "Beetles." Which words rhyme?

a)

shiny and car

b)

polish and car

c)

shiny and tiny

d)

freshly and tiny

4.

In the poem "The Little Turtle," where does the turtle live?

a)

in a box

b)

on rocks

c)

in a puddle

d)

an old hotel in the West

5.

He snapped at a mosquito.

He snapped at a flea.

He snapped at a minnow.

And he snapped at me.


Which words are repeated in each line?

a)

he snapped at

b)

at a mosquito

c)

and he

d)

at me

6.

Verb: moving up and down

Verb: swinging or swaying about loosely


Which of the following words is defined in the entry above?

a)

lifting

b)

flapping

c)

grasping

d)

floating

7.

Which of the following animals has feathers?

a)

bird

b)

dolphin

c)

fox

d)

snail

8.

Which word means "put into words"?

a)

laugh

b)

practice

c)

express

d)

play

9.

The word behave means

a)

to attend school

b)

to be a leader

c)

to grow up

d)

to act well

10.

A form of writing that expresses imagination or feelings is

a)

a poem

b)

a rhyme

c)

rhythm

d)

narrative nonfiction

11.

Repeating beats in a poem is called

a)

rhythm

b)

rhyme

c)

narrative

d)

word choice

12.

Which word rhymes with flea?

a)

fly

b)

leaf

c)

me

d)

meat

13.

Word choice means

a)

using words that rhyme

b)

using colorful, exact words

c)

using words with repeating beats

d)

using words with the same sounds