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The Last Wolf and Animal Wisdom

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the last wolf come from?

a)

The steep smashed warrens of Montgomery Street

b)

The flicking red and green of traffic signals

c)

The highrises left standing with useless elevators

d)

The clutter and rubble of quiet blocks

2.

What color were the last wolf's eyes?

a)

Yellow

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Blue

3.

What did the last wolf do when he reached the room?

a)

Snuffled at the door

b)

Laid his long gray muzzle on the spare white spread

c)

Trotted across the floor

d)

All of the above

4.

What did the author say when the last wolf arrived?

a)

I know what they have done

b)

I am afraid of you

c)

Why are you here?

d)

Please leave

5.

What was the author doing when the last wolf arrived?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Eating

c)

Sitting on a narrow bed

d)

Running away

6.

What did the last wolf's eyebrows do?

a)

Quivered

b)

Burned

c)

Flashed

d)

Disappeared

7.

What did the last wolf's voice sound like?

a)

Baying

b)

Howling

c)

Whining

d)

Growling

8.

What did the last wolf do when he reached the room?

a)

Snuffled at the door

b)

Laid his long gray muzzle on the spare white spread

c)

Trotted across the floor

d)

All of the above

9.

It is a figurative language using human qualities or actions to describe an inanimate object.

a)

imagery

b)

personification

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

rhymes

10.

A group of lines in a poem

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

stanza

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

11.

In 'Animal Wisdom', the poet uses imagery to describe the bear and the turtle. How are they similar?

a)

They both move slowly

b)

They both like to explore

c)

They both are mean animals

d)

They both are mammals

12.
Which of these is an example of personification in "Animal Wisdom"?
a)
"above them soared birds"
b)
"animals were able to roam from shore to shore"
c)
"as the oceans receded"
d)
Turtle, Bear, and Eagle all speak
13.
The overall mood, or feeling, of "The Last Wolf" is
a)
happiness
b)
hope for the future
c)
sadness
d)
fear
14.
An important idea in both poems is that
a)
animals have personalities
b)
animals are wild creatures
c)
animals have a certain kind of knowledge
d)
wolves move quietly
15.
In "Animal Wisdom," the speaker says the animals are
a)
silly
b)
tired
c)
angry
d)
curious
16.
Figurative language is....
a)
a way of using words to express ideas that are not literally true.
b)
a language that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
c)
the use of words and phrases that appeal to the senses
d)
can create a mood and give additional meaning to writing.
17.
Personification is...
a)
a language that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
b)
a way of using words to express ideas that are not literally true.
c)
the use of words and phrases that appeal to the senses
d)
can create a mood and give additional meaning to writing.
18.
Imagery is...
a)
the use of words and phrases that appeal to the senses
b)
a way of using words to express ideas that are not literally true.
c)
can create a mood and give additional meaning to writing.
d)
a language that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
19.

In poetry, a "Line" is the text that appears on one line.

a)

True

b)

False