WorksheetsPoem : How the leaves came down
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which sentence is the best summary of the poem?
The speaker describes falling leaves as if they are children of a tree.
The speaker uses sensory words to describe the beauty of falling leaves.
The speaker describes how she feels about falling leaves.
The speaker uses the story of a tree to teach a lesson about good parenting.
(I don't know)
Read these lines from the poem:
He shook his head, and far and wide,
Fluttering and rustling everywhere,
Down sped the leaflets through the air.
What is the most likely reason that the poet includes these lines?
to picture and show the reader the leaves falling to the ground
to show that the leaves are not hurt when they fall from the tree.
to suggest that the tree does not like the leaves.
to explain why leaves fall from trees.
(I don't know)
What kind of story does this poem tell?
Choose the answer that best describes the story.
A realistic story about a natural event
a fantasy in which objects have human thoughts and actions
a fairy tale in which a character uses magic to solve a problem
a myth that explains how the world was created
(I don't know)
Read these lines from the poem:
"Ah!" begged each silly, pouting leaf,
"Let us a little longer stay;
Dear Father Tree, behold our grief!
It's such a very pleasant day,
We do not want to go away."
What do the leaves want to do?
go to sleep
fly far away
stay on the tree
fall to the ground
(I don't know)
Based on the details in the poem, what is the mood of this poem?
Romantic
Sad
Nervous
Peaceful
Which detail describes the setting of the selection?
'Tis such a very pleasant day , We do not want to go away."
I saw them; on the ground they lay, Golden and red, a huddled swarm
Replied, "Good-night," and murmured , "It is so nice to go to bed!”
Which detail summarizes the text?
"Perhaps the great Tree will forget , And let us stay until the spring, If we all beg , and coax, and fret."
“The great bare Tree looked down and smiled.
Fluttering and rustling everywhere, Down sped the leaflets through the air.
The great Tree to his children said: "You're getting sleepy, Yellow and Brown , Yes, very sleepy, little Red. It is quite time to go to bed."
Throughout this poem, there is one specific type of figurative language that is used over and over. Which one is it?
Oxymoron
Personification
Simile
Idiom
The speaker of the poem is
singing a song
putting on a play
dreaming a dream
telling a story
