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WorksheetsTHE WINNINGEST OF THE IDITAROD DOG SLED
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The KEY element of a narrative poem is that it
rhymes
tells a story
uses alliteration
features characters
Which word means almost the SAME as courageous
able
brave
smart
tense
A free verse poem....
may or may not rhyme
always tells a funny story
uses a set meter and verse
features imaginary characters
What does the word adventurous mean?
unable to find
having no information
wanting to move ahead
willing to do something scary
Which pair of words rhyme?
trail, try
none, day
chart, heart
mail, charm
Which word means the OPPOSITE of weird?
new
strange
tiny
usual
Which of the following sentences uses repetition?
She moved like the wind.
He was as clumsy as an ox.
We walked and walked and walked all the way home
Less likely than letters are numbers on a language test.
Extremely means
half
less
once
very
How are the two poems "The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race" and "The Brave Ones" ALIKE?
They both describe animals.
They both describe brave people.
They both describe brave animals.
They both compare animals to people.
Read the following lines from "The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race"
The weather? Forty-two below
Could freeze the whiskers in a beard!
The huskies up front disappeared
And though it sounds a little weird--
What element of poetry does the poet use in these lines?
onomatopoeia
personification
repetition
rhyme
What type of poem is "The Brave Ones?"
haiku
rhyming
quatrain
free verse
What type of poem is "The Brave Ones?"
haiku
rhyming
quatrain
free verse
Reread "The Brave Ones." Which of the following phrase repeats?
we come in a hurry
to smother the smoke
we don't have much time
with our ladders and hoses
Why does the poet use repetition in "The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race"?
to describe the weather
to emphasize the great challenge
to describe the speed of the dogs
to emphasize the length of the race
