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UNIT 2 WEEK 5 POETRY THE SANDPIPER, ETC

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "easily broken"?

a)

descriptive

b)

strong

c)

brittle

d)

metaphor

2.

Which word means to describe things or tell about something?

a)

metaphor

b)

descriptive

c)

creative

d)

outstretched

3.

Which line contains a simile?

a)

My hands are as cold as ice.

b)

My hands are small.

c)

He went to the party.

d)

That rock is large and smooth.

4.

Which set of words rhyme?

a)

ball and fable

b)

tiny and small

c)

snail and tale

d)

hide and seek

5.

Which word means to extend to full length?

a)

descriptive

b)

simile

c)

brittle

d)

outstretch

6.

Which line contains a metaphor?

a)

He ran like a rocket.

b)

The kitten is as cute as a button.

c)

The stars are diamonds.

d)

The deer stood still like a rock.

7.

Which word means the ability to do something in a new way?

a)

rhyme

b)

creative

c)

descriptive

d)

simile

8.

Which word means the pattern of syllables in a line of poetry?

a)

metaphor

b)

rhyme

c)

brittle

d)

meter

9.

The ______, dry leaf fell apart when I closed my hand around it.

a)

damp

b)

brittle

c)

creative

10.

The seagull glided through the air on _______wings.

a)

descriptive

b)

brittle

c)

outstretched

11.

The florist made original and ______ flower arrangements

a)

creative

b)

outstretched

c)

descriptive

12.

The speaker gave a vivid, ______ talk about the rain forest.

a)

dull

b)

descriptive

c)

brittle

13.

"The firefly is as bright as a lantern." This line is an example of a ______.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

14.

Which sets of words rhyme?

a)

night and flying

b)

inches and bunches

c)

brittle and little

d)

pencil and parrot

15.

The line, "The sound of the waves was like a crashing cymbal," is an example of a ______.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

16.

The line, "The grass is a green carpet, soft under my feet," is an example of a _____.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

17.

The line, "The grass is like a green carpet, soft under my feet," is an example of a _____.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

18.

"My dog is a boomerang." This line is an example of a _____.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor