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WorksheetsSick - Pd 2 - Day 2
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which is the best short summary of the poem?
A little girl cannot go to school because she is very sick.
A little girl pretends to be sick so she doesn't have to go to school.
A little girl is trying to convince her mom to take her to the doctor.
At the beginning of the poem, the narrator thinks it is:
a school day
the weekend
not enough information in the poem to answer the question
How does the narrator change from the beginning to the end of the story.
At the beginning, she is sick. At the end she is all better.
At the beginning, she thinks she has to go to school. At the end, she realizes it is Saturday.
Which word best describes the tone of the poem?
sad
mean
playful
disappointed
The "symptoms" the girl complains about in the poem could best be described as an example of...
hyperbole
assonance
symbolism
onomatopoeia
*** Scroll down to read entire poem and question
Sick By Shel Silverstein
1“I cannot go to school today,”
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
“I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I’m going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I’ve counted sixteen chicken pox
And there’s one more – that’s seventeen,
10 And don’t you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue -
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I’m sure that my left leg is broke -
15 My hips hurt when I move my chin,
My belly button is caving in
My back is wrenched, my ankle’s sprained,
My ‘pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
20 have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
25My elbow is bent, my spine isn’t straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is – what?
30 What’s that? What’s that you say?
You say today is…Saturday?
G’bye, I’m going out to play!”
How many stanzas are in this poem?
3
4
5
6
Sick By Shel Silverstein
1“I cannot go to school today,”
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
“I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I’m going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I’ve counted sixteen chicken pox
Read line 7. This is an example of a
theme
repetition
metaphor
simile
Sick By Shel Silverstein
25My elbow is bent, my spine isn’t straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is – what?
30 What’s that? What’s that you say?
You say today is…Saturday?
G’bye, I’m going out to play!”
After reading this last stanza, the reader can conclude
The speaker does not feel well and needs medicine.
The speaker was pretending to be sick in order to miss a day of school.
The speaker is happy to miss a day of school.
The speaker is starting to feel sick and has to miss school.
Sick By Shel Silverstein
25My elbow is bent, my spine isn’t straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is – what?
30 What’s that? What’s that you say?
You say today is…Saturday?
G’bye, I’m going out to play!”
What does the speaker realize at the end of the poem?
The speaker realized that there was no school that day.
The speaker realized that his back and feel were hurting.
The speaker was pretending to be sick when he actually was really sick.
The speaker will get into a lot of trouble for lying.
15 My hips hurt when I move my chin,
My belly button is caving in
My back is wrenched, my ankle’s sprained,
My ‘pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
20 have a sliver in my thumb.
On line 17,which word is a synonym for wrenched?
fixed
injured
not painful
straight
Sick By Shel Silverstein
1“I cannot go to school today,”
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
The reader can conclude that the main character
Dislikes getting sick and staying in bed all day
Does not want to miss school
Enjoys going to school and learning
Does not enjoy going to school and wants to stay home
Sick By Shel Silverstein
25My elbow is bent, my spine isn’t straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is – what?
30 What’s that? What’s that you say?
You say today is…Saturday?
G’bye, I’m going out to play!”
Which of the following is true about the poem?
The poem has repetition and rhyme.
The poem is a free verse poem.
The poem has 4 stanzas and 32 lines.
The poem has 32 stanzas and 4 lines.
1“I cannot go to school today,”
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
“I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I’m going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I’ve counted sixteen chicken pox
...
30 What’s that? What’s that you say?
You say today is…Saturday?
G’bye, I’m going out to play!”
Which line in the poem shows imagery?
line 30
line 32
line 1
line 7
What is the genre of the poem?
fiction
nonfiction
prose
Who do you think the little girl is talking to in the poem?
Her teacher
Her friend
Her mother
The doctor
Who is the poet ?
Roald Dahl
Shel Silverstein
Miss London
Peggy Ann McKay
Which of these ailments doesn't the girl say she has?
Measles
Rashes
Instamatic flu
Pneumonia
Identify the figure of speech-" My hip hurts when I move my chin"
Simile
Hyperbole
Repetition
Personification
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem
ABCBAB
AABBCC
AABCDA
ABBACC
What does the girl do when she realizes that it is Saturday ?
She goes to sleep
She goes out to play
She goes to study
Which of these sentences is not an alliteration ?
My hip hurts when I move my chin
My belly button's caving in
What's that you say
I have the measles and the mumps
In line 26, what is the speaker trying to say?
The speaker is sick with a high fever.
The speaker needs medicine to get better soon
The speaker wants to go to school.
The speaker is baking a cake.
Which line from the poem uses sensory language?
Line 1
Line 5
Line 30
Line 33
Who is the narrator of the poem? Give at least one piece of evidence to support your answer (you can write an explanation or a line number).
What is one reason the poet may have chosen to use words like "ain't," and "g'bye"?
Who is the intended audience for this poem?
Adults
Children
Animals
Nobody, it's a secret poem that no one is ever supposed to see.
