WorksheetsOh, The Places You'll Go
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the definition of the word steer in line 3?
guide
cow
advice
follow
Look at the dictionary definitions for the word care.
1) protecting someones health
2) feeling of concern
3) to avoid damage or a risk
4) to look after someone
Which definition best fits the way care is used in line 14?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
Use the following excerpt from the passage to answer the following question.
Life's A Great Balancing Act
The poet uses imagery in this line to show what?
Life is hard and miserable
Life is a series of give and take
Life is easy and carefree
Life is a series of events
In lines 11-12 the poet says "You'll get mixed you with many strange birds as you go" what does the idiom strange birds really mean?
funny looking birds
interesting birds
plain people
interesting people
What is the theme of this poem?
You are in charge of your own success.
Life happens and you can't change it.
Success only comes from working hard.
Life is always sunshine and roses.
What is the point of view of this poem?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
Why does the poet capitalize the word YOU in line 7?
he wanted to because it's his style
to emphasize you(the reader) is in charge of your future
to emphasize the speaker is in charge of your future
to show the importance of the word you
What does the poet mean by the last two lines of the poem?
the reader can pick up a mountain and move it
the reader can conquer any mountain
the reader will do amazing things
the reader will push a mountain and move it
How does the picture above the poem helps the reader to?
know what the speaker of the poem looks like
know what the subject of the speaker looks like
know what the reader of the poem looks like
know what Dr. Seuss(the author) looks like
The poet uses author's voice by?
using rhyme to create a rhythm or flow to the poem
using strong vocabulary words in the poem
using a variety of punctuation at the end of each sentence
using numbers and words to express the poems main idea
