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Adventures with Words

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does poetry use to show images and express feelings?

a)

adjectives

b)

colors

c)

sounds and rhythms of words

d)

punctuation

2.

What are the paragraphs called in poems?

a)

sections

b)

stanzas

c)

portions

d)

groups

3.

In "I Like You" what is the smile on your face compared to?

a)

a butterfly

b)

a bird

c)

a rainbow

d)

a simile

4.

What are desires?

a)

your favorite meal

b)

your goals for the future

c)

things that you hope won't happen

d)

your wishes for certain things to happen

5.

What sort of entry is mentioned in "Top Secret"?

a)

a short note

b)

a doorway

c)

the key on a keyboard

d)

a short route to get somewhere

6.

In "Top Secret" what happens when thinkers write?

a)

their dreams take flight

b)

they become authors

c)

their work becomes famous

d)

they're less forgetful

7.

How does the author stand in "In the Land of Words?"

a)

alone in the dark

b)

as quiet as a mouse

c)

as tall as a building

d)

as still as a tree

8.

What rains down in "In the Land of Words"?

a)

music

b)

words

c)

rain

d)

leaves

9.

What kinds of riddles does the author like best?

a)

ones that make you think

b)

ones that make you laugh

c)

ones that are easy to solve

d)

ones that are really strange

10.

Why do you think the author of "In the Land of Words" says "I grow"?

a)

words help her to learn

b)

rain makes her taller

c)

words help her to read instructions

d)

she gets taller the older that she gets

11.

What is the theme of the poem “I, Like You”?

a)

A friend is someone who likes the same color as you

b)

A friend is someone like you but not just like you.

c)

A friend is someone you cannot really understand.

d)

A friend is someone who likes all the things you like.

12.

In “There was an Old Man with a Beard,” several birds built their nests in the Old Man’s beard. What does this tell you about his beard?

a)

It is big enough for the birds to build their nests in it.

b)

It is small enough for birds to hide inside of it.

c)

It already had some bird nests built in it

d)

It looks like a bird.

13.

In the poem “In the Lands of Words,” to what does the poet compare words?

a)

knowledge

b)

music

c)

trees

d)

rain

14.

What do the friends in the poem “Jokes” think about the girl named Crystal?

a)

They really enjoy the funny jokes she tells.

b)

They are tired of losing the joke contest to her

c)

They hope she will teach them how to tell jokes.

d)

They wish she would do something other than tell jokes.

15.

The poet who wrote “Riddles” most likely does what?

a)

stops trying when something is too hard

b)

hopes to become a writer someday

c)

keeps at something until it is done

d)

enjoys playing tricks on friends

16.

The author of "In the Land of Words" mentions a thirst. What do you think that thirst is for?

Make sure to type a complete sentence using our RACE method.

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17.

Which of the poems is your least favorite? Explain why it is your least favorite.

Make sure to type your answer in a complete sentence.

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