WorksheetsMy Shadow
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
1.What does the speaker’s shadow do when he jumps into bed?
Gets taller
Gets little
Jumps before him
Sticks to him
What does the shadow do when the speaker gets up before the sun?
shoots up taller
stays in bed
jumps up high
stays nearby
Read the line below from the poem:
"He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play."
In the sentence, the word notion probably means
need
turn
sight
clue
Why does the speaker think his shadow is a coward?
His shadow hides at night.
His shadow stays close to him.
His shadow likes to sleep.
His shadow stays with nursie.
The poem is MAINLY about
a boy who likes to tell funny stories.
a boy who teaches his shadow a lesson.
a boy who tells about his shadow.
a boy who gets up before the sun.
Which word BEST describes the speaker’s shadow?
playful
angry
hopeful
tricky
What verse from stanza 3 explains why the shadow makes a fool out of the speaker?
"he's a coward you can see"
"that shadow sticks to me"
"He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play."
"I'd think shame to stick to nursie."
What words does the author use to describe the shadow's movement?
goes in and out, nursie, coward.
jumps in, sticks to me, little, bed.
see, heels up, proper children.
goes in and out, jump, shoots up taller, sticks to me.
How are the words fool, coward, and shame connected in the third stanza?
They describe how the author feels about the shadow.
They show how the author calls his shadow.
They describe what the shadow does to the author.
They describe what the author and the shadow do together.
According to "My Shadow" how does a shadow grow?
"he sometimes shoots up taller"
"not at all like proper children, which is very slow."
"when I jump into my bed"
"he sometimes gets so little."
