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WorksheetsGrown Up (Poem)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins
1. The theme of this poem is
imagination is not important
homework should be done before play
growing up can be hard for some kids
kids should listen to their parents
2. Which sentence best supports the theme of this poem?
"The picture gave me all I needed and crayon scrawls stood in for words"
"You're growing up; my mother said."
"By eight, I read and wrote with ease."
"But I have no time for make believe, I'm busy writing school reports."
3.What is this poem mostly about?
Growing up is an adventure
Growing up can be difficult
Growing up is never fun
Growing up
4. What information does the author present to the readers through dialogue?
The thoughts and feeling of the narrator
The actions of those closest to the author
The sounds that the author hears
The words of people who feel the author needs to change
5. How does the author use patterns to convey the theme/ideas of this poem?
The author uses repetition to convey the idea that many people are telling the little boy to grow up.
The author uses a rhyme scheme to entertain his readers with a silly story.
The author uses the same amount of lines in each stanza to show how the little boy never changed.
The author uses the same sound at the beginning of each stanza to help the reader visualize the sounds the little boy heard.
6. Which event reveals the theme?
The author puts his cape away
The author learns to read and write in many languages
The author pretends to travel to space
The author's mother tells him he is growing up
7. How does the author of the poem structure the second and fourth lines of each stanza?
They each begin with the same letter
They set the reader up for what the next stanza is about
They rhyme
They are metaphors
8. The author writes, "it took me all the way to Mars. This means
the boy wanted to be an astronaut.
the boy would pretend that he could travel to space in his cardboard box
the boy learned about Mars while he was in his cardboard box.
the boy would watch the stars while he was in his cardboard box.
9. The boy seems to feel ________ about growing up.
Excited
Nervous
A little sad
Happy
10. This poem teaches us:
that the boy should try not to grow up.
that the boy should balance play and responsibilities.
that it is better to be a kid than a grown-up
that all kids should be astronauts.
11. Which of the following supports the theme?
School reports take a long time to write.
Grown-ups plays games.
The boy's mom is mad at him because he still plays games.
The boy still wants to play with boxes.
