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Poetry Collection

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the children do in “A Day on a Boat”?

a)

They listen to a story about fish.

b)

They teach the speaker to swim

c)

They swim while the speaker reads.

d)

They pretend to be different animals

2.

In “I Will Be a Chemist,” the speaker is looking at —

a)

a tree trunk

b)

the universe

c)

a flake of skin

d)

a drop of water

3.

How does Phoenix help Chase appreciate classical music in “Mozart”?

a)

He gives Chase books that tell about classical music composers.

b)

He shows Chase how to dance to different pieces of classical music.

c)

He plays different pieces that show Chase why his opinions are wrong.

d)

He tells Chase a story about when and where classical composers lived.

4.

Which part of “Mozart” includes a metaphor?

a)

“swish and thud as the door closed.”

b)

“Chase’s round head bobbed, a buoy at sea.”

c)

“Chase’s thick eyebrows rose: ‘You like this stuff?’”

d)

“Chase smirked. ‘You can’t deny that classical is for snobs.’”

5.

What do the three poems have in common?

a)

They use figurative language.

b)

They are unusual shapes.

c)

They describe historical people.

d)

They are organized in stanzas.

6.

Jackson finally decided to take a plunge into the lake water. What does plunge mean?

a)

crash

b)

dive

c)

paddle

d)

wave

7.

When the bookcase fell, I heard a thud in my brother's room. What does thud mean?

a)

boom

b)

voice

c)

roar

d)

scream

8.

The robins trilled their calls back and forth from the bushes. What does trilled mean?

a)

cackled

b)

howled

c)

ran

d)

whistled

9.

I sailed the boat out to the buoy near the lighthouse and then returned. What does buoy mean?

a)

small building

b)

underwater net

c)

mechanical prop

d)

floating object

10.

The children flocked to the show. Which word is a synonym for flocked?

a)

stayed at home

b)

moved in a group

c)

decided not to go

d)

scattered away from