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'Dreams' Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the poem 'Dreams'?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Larry Hope

c)

Harry Lord

2.

How many verses does the poem 'Dreams' Have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

3.

How many lines are in each verse of the poem?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

4.

How many lines does the poem have altogether?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

5.

What does the word 'fast' mean in the poem 'Dreams'?

a)

Hold on tightly

b)

Quickly

c)

Hungry

6.

What is another word that means the same as 'for' in the following sentence:

"Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die..."

a)

so

b)

and

c)

because

7.

Give another word that means the same as 'dreams'.

a)

Nightmares

b)

Sleep

c)

Goals

8.

True or false:

"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" is a metaphor.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

"Life is a broken-winged bird" means that life is

a)

Happy

b)

Ready to take off

c)

Hopeless

10.

Give another meaning of the word 'fast' not used in the poem.

a)

Slow

b)

Tasty

c)

Go without food

11.

Why does the writer repeat the words "hold fast to dreams"?

a)

He likes to talk a lot

b)

He was to make sure that we do not give up on our goals

c)

He ran out of other words to use

12.

The word 'if means'

a)

It will happen

b)

It may happen

c)

It will not happen

13.

The word 'when' means that

a)

It will happen

b)

It may happen

c)

It will not happen

14.

What does the expression "if dreams die" mean?

a)

You give up on your goals

b)

You don't dream when you go to sleep

c)

Your dreams come true

15.

The word 'barren' means

a)

Full of life

b)

Not able to produce or bear fruit

c)

Successful

16.

What does "life is a barren field' mean?

a)

Life is enjoyable

b)

Life is empty

c)

Life is full of fruit

17.

What advice is the poem giving us about life?

a)

We can live how we want

b)

Life is better when we have hopes and dreams

c)

It does not matter if we have goals

18.

What is a 'dream killer?'

a)

Something that helps us to reach our goals

b)

Something that prevents us from reaching our goals

c)

A type of insect spray

19.

What is a 'dream achiever'?

a)

Something that prevents us from reaching our goals

b)

Something that helps us to reach our goals

c)

A type of insect spray

20.

An example of a 'dream killer' is

a)

Positive friends

b)

Laziness

c)

A good attitude