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4-5 Wonders Vocab and Comprehension

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means almost the SAME as triumph?

a)

contest

b)

loss

c)

meeting

d)

victory

2.

Which word means using the same words or phrases over and over again?

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

repetition

d)

stanza

3.

Which word means almost the SAME as hovering?

a)

to sit beneath

b)

to stand above

c)

to hang fluttering

d)

to walk beside slowly

4.

What does the word accomplishment mean?

a)

something that is completed or done successfully

b)

something that is reached with the help of others

c)

something that is desperately desired

d)

something that is won in a contest

5.

What does the word connotation mean?

a)

the idea suggested by the meaning of a word

b)

the use of words or phrases over and over

c)

the way the lines of a poem are divided

d)

the basic definition of a word

6.

What is a stanza?

a)

the basic definition of a word

b)

the way the lines of a poem are divided

c)

the use of words or phrases over and over

d)

the simple difference between similar things

7.

What does denotation mean?

a)

a word that means almost the same

b)

a word that means the opposite

c)

the basic definition of a word

d)

the plural form of a word

8.

What does it mean to be dangling?

a)

to be blown gently with the breeze

b)

to be supported from below

c)

to hang loosely

d)

to fall down

9.

What is the theme of the poems?

a)

space travel

b)

success

c)

swimming

d)

winning

10.

How are "Swimming to the Rock" and "The Moondust Footprint" DIFFERENT?

a)

"Swimming to the Rock" is about a personal accomplishment, and "The Moondust Footprint" is about an historical accomplishment.

b)

“Swimming to the Rock” is about an historical accomplishment, and “The Moondust Footprint” is about a personal accomplishment.

c)

“Swimming to the Rock” is about winning a race to a rock, and “The Moondust Footprint” is about winning a race to the moon.

d)

Both poems are about a personal accomplishment.

11.

Read the following line from the poem "Swimming to the Rock."


The Rock is very, very, far away.


Why does the author use repetition?

a)

to describe the Rock

b)

the show how afraid the poet is

c)

to emphasize how far the Rock is

d)

to emphasize how close the Rock is