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In Time of Silver Rain/Grammar

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the poet feel about the subject of the poem?

a)

He despises the rain.

b)

He likes the way the rain makes things look.

c)

He feels happy that Spring has arrived.

d)

He enjoys listening to the singing of the children.

2.

What is the poet describing in the line

"And flowers lift their heads" ?

a)

Flowers looking up at the sky.

b)

Flowers waking up.

c)

Flowers Blooming.

d)

Flowers moving in the wind

3.

The line "And flowers lift their heads" is an example of what?

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

4.

Which of the following lines in the poem is an example of imagery?

a)

The earth puts forth new life again.

b)

In time of silver rain, the butterflies lift silken wings

c)

In joy beneath the sky.

d)

The wonder spreads.

5.

"Green grasses grow" is an example of what poetry technique?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphors

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

6.

Why does the poet use repetition in stanza 2?

a)

To create an image of new life in the reader's mind.

b)

To let the reader know how many new flowers he sees.

c)

To emphasize his excitement of the coming of Spring.

d)

To show the reader that 3 new lives have begun.

7.

What do the passing boys and girls share with the trees?

a)

They are catching rainbows.

b)

They are passing down the roadway.

c)

They are new.

d)

They are singing

8.

In the line "And trees put forth new leaves to sing", the poet uses personification to- ______________

a)

to show that the magic tree can sing.

b)

to emphasize the tree's sighs.

c)

to illustrate how alive the tree's are and the sound the leaves make.

d)

to show the falling of leaves.

9.

____ were killed in world war II. (Fill in the blank with the most appropriate determiner)

a)

Much

b)

Many

c)

Few

d)

A few

10.

I can't help you. I know ____ about this matter. (Fill in the blank with the most appropriate determiner)

a)

much

b)

the little

c)

a little

d)

little

11.

Fill in the blank:

Rohan and Rohit are intelligent. ___ can pass the exam.

a)

Each

b)

Neither

c)

Both

d)

All

12.

The judge did not ask me ____ question. (Fill in the blank with the most appropriate determiner)

a)

many

b)

some

c)

any

d)

a few

13.

There are ____ students in college because today is holiday. (Choose the most appropriate option)

a)

few

b)

a few

c)

many

d)

all

14.

Is there____ cake left in the fridge? (Fill in the blank with the most appropriate determiner)

a)

some

b)

any

15.

Choose the adjective in the following sentence:

I wish the loud alarm would stop.

a)

wish

b)

loud

c)

alarm

d)

stop

16.

Choose the adjective in the following sentence:

I ate breakfast pizza in the cafeteria this morning.

a)

cafeteria

b)

breakfast

c)

morning

d)

ate

17.

Choose the adjective in the following sentence:

Who spilled the diet soda all over the sidewalk?

a)

diet

b)

soda

c)

spilled

d)

sidewalk

18.

Choose the adjective in the following sentence:

The classroom library contains a bunch of my favorite books.

a)

library

b)

books

c)

classroom

d)

contains

19.

Fill in the blanks:

Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.

a)

nouns, verbs, adjectives

b)

verbs, adjectives, adverbs

c)

pronouns, verbs, adjectives

20.

Which adverb best completes the sentence?

She ____ laid the baby in the crib.

**the adverb needs to tell how

a)

soon

b)

excitedly

c)

carefully

21.

Which adverb best completes the sentence?

Derek took his wagon ____.

**The adverb needs to tell where.

a)

happily

b)

outside

c)

later

22.

What is the adverb in the sentence?

My dog always barks.

a)

my

b)

always

c)

barks

d)

dog

23.

What is the adverb in the sentence?

Jackie went home early.

a)

went

b)

early

c)

home

d)

Jackie

24.

Identify the adverb(s):

Mr. Humphrey most gladly gave the announcements about the winners.

a)

gladly

b)

announcements

c)

most

d)

most, gladly

25.

Identify the adverb(s):

Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.

a)

write

b)

often, quietly

c)

boards

d)

quietly, white