Worksheets4th Grade Reading: Poetry
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a stanza in poetry?
a)
A single line within a poem, composed of 3 or more lines
b)
A section within a poem, composed of 2 or more lines
c)
A rhyme pattern
d)
A type of metaphor
2.
What does rhythm?
a)
The pattern or flow of sounds
b)
The arrangement of words
c)
The section within a poem
d)
The comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
3.
What is a rhyme pattern?
a)
The arrangement of words in a line
b)
The section within a poem
c)
The pattern or flow of sounds
d)
The pattern of rhyme in a poem
4.
What is a couplet?
a)
A single line
b)
A group of lines forming a unit
c)
Two lines that rhyme
d)
Three lines that rhyme
5.
What is a triplet?
a)
Two lines that rhyme
b)
Three lines that rhyme
c)
A group of lines forming a unit
d)
The repetition of the first sound in two or more words
6.
What is personification?
a)
A type of metaphor
b)
The repetition of the first sound in two or more words
c)
Giving human characteristics to objects
d)
Extreme exaggeration not to be taken literally
7.
What does a metaphor do?
a)
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
b)
Compares two things without using "like" or "as"
c)
Says the sound it makes
d)
Gives human characteristics to objects
8.
What does a simile do?
a)
Compares two things without using "like" or "as"
b)
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
c)
The repetition of the first sound in two or more words
d)
Extreme exaggeration not to be taken literally
9.
What is alliteration?
a)
The repetition of the first sound or letter in two or more words
b)
Two lines that rhyme
c)
Three lines that rhyme
d)
Words or phrases that mean something different than what they say
10.
What are idioms?
a)
Two lines that rhyme
b)
Three lines that rhyme
c)
Words or phrases that mean something different than what they say
d)
Gives human characteristics to objects
11.
What is hyperbole?
a)
A section within a poem
b)
The pattern or flow of sounds
c)
Extreme exaggeration not to be taken literally
d)
Two lines that rhyme
12.
What is onomatopoeia?
a)
The pattern of rhyme in a poem
b)
Two lines that rhyme
c)
Says the sound it makes
d)
The repetition of the first sound in two or more words
13.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
a)
He is as quiet as a mouse.
b)
The ocean was a giant mirror reflecting the sun.
c)
The stars winked at us.
d)
I'm drowning in homework.
14.
Which of the following is an example of an idiom?
a)
The stars winked at us.
b)
Chester Cheeto eats cheesy chips.
c)
Break a leg = good luck
d)
Boom! Pow! Buzz!
15.
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
a)
The ocean was a giant mirror reflecting the sun.
b)
The stars winked at us.
c)
I'm drowning in homework.
d)
Chester Cheeto eats cheesy chips.
16.
Which of the following is an example of an onomatopoeia?
a)
The ocean was a giant mirror reflecting the sun.
b)
The stars winked at us.
c)
Boom! Pow! Buzz!
d)
Chester Cheeto eats cheesy chips.
17.
Which of the following is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The ocean was a giant mirror reflecting the sun.
b)
The stars winked at us.
c)
Chester Cheeto eats cheesy chips.
d)
AABBA or ABAB
18.
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
a)
He is as quiet as a mouse.
b)
The ocean was a giant mirror reflecting the sun.
c)
The stars winked at us.
d)
AABBA or ABAB
19.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
He is as quiet as a mouse.
b)
The stars winked at us.
c)
I'm drowning in homework.
d)
Chester Cheeto eats cheesy chips.
20.
Which of the following is an example of rhyme pattern?
a)
The ocean was a giant mirror reflecting the sun.
b)
The stars winked at us.
c)
Chester Cheeto eats cheesy chips.
d)
AABBA or ABAB
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