WorksheetsDrum Dream Girl Reading Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is the genre of Drum Dream Girl?
fairy tale
historical fiction
biography
poetry
What did the girl dream about?
singing with a band
playing with birds
leaving the island
playing the drums
What kept the girl from playing the drums?
people believed that only boys could play the drums
people believed that she was too young to play the drums
people believed she was born to dance
she did not have her own drums
What could she hear at the outdoor cafes?
bands playing the piano
singers singing songs
drums being played by men
violins being played by birds
What did her sisters create?
a play
a new game
an all girl band
a choir
Everyone kept reminding her that girls on the island of music have never played drums. Reminding means:
people screamed at her
people told her again
people joked about it
people were mean to her
What did her father do to determine if her drums deserved to be heard?
he found a drum player to decide
he hired a music judge
he made her play for a crowd
he found a music teacher to decide
What change happened at the end of the poem?
only boys could play the drums
girls were allowed to play the drums
girls could star in plays
boys no longer could play the drums
What type of poem was Drum Dream girl?
shape poem
couplet
narrative
lyric
What does a narrative poem do?
play music
tell a story
rhyme
make you laugh
