WorksheetsUnit 3: Poetry
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What kind of meal does Wolf feel he should have?
a)
a bad meal
b)
a decent meal
c)
a horrid meal
d)
a Happy Meal
2.
2. Grandma is described as being...
a)
large and soft
b)
large and tough
c)
small and tough
d)
small and soft
3.
3. What word tells the reader the wolf was shouting?
a)
leer
b)
yelping
c)
horrid
d)
caviar
4.
4. Compared to Grandma, Wolf thinks the child will taste like...
a)
caviar
b)
candy
c)
cake
d)
Coca-Cola
5.
5. "Ask Aden" opens with...
a)
a command
b)
a question
c)
declaration
d)
exclamation
6.
6. What can the reader see in the first letter of each line in the poem, "Ask Aden"?
a)
The letters are in alphabetical order, and they spell a name.
b)
The letters are not in alphabetical order, and they spell a name.
c)
They letters are in alphabetical order, and they do not spell a name.
d)
The letters are not in alphabetical order, and they do not spell a name.
7.
7. In "Ask Aden", which sentence below best matches the questions seen in the poem?
a)
Spiders are scary!
b)
You should read books if you have questions about animals.
c)
Can cats cry?
d)
Lions love to lounge under the sun before taking short naps.
8.
8. What does someone crave in the poem, "Wishes"?
a)
silver gems in a golden cave
b)
golden gems in a silver cave
c)
silver gems in a silver cave
d)
golden gems in a golden cave
9.
9. In "Wishes", how many times does someone provide an answer in the poem?
a)
0
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
10.
10. In "My First Memory (of a Librarian)", what kind of room is in the poet’s first memory?
a)
a big room with a floor covered in rugs
b)
a big room with a wood floor that creaks
c)
a small room with pillows and books
d)
a small room littered with newspapers and magazines
11.
11. In "My First Memory (of a Librarian)", which sentence would the poet most likely agree with?
a)
Libraries should have dim lights so people can daydream.
b)
Libraries shouldn’t waste money on magazines and newspapers.
c)
Libraries are good places to shop for lamps and quilts.
d)
Libraries often create powerful memories in children.
12.
12. "Harlem" begins with...
a)
a statement
b)
a question or interrogative
c)
an exclamation
d)
a command
13.
13. In From "Why We Play Basketball", what adjective does the poet use to describe how the boys play basketball?
a)
defensively
b)
desperate
c)
doggedly
14.
14. In From "Why We Play Basketball", the speaker and his friends compare basketball to...
a)
war
b)
school
c)
winter
d)
sunshine
15.
15. In "I Hear America Singing," what phrase does Whitman use to describe the singing he hears?
a)
miscellaneous melodies
b)
sundry songs
c)
varied carols
16.
16. In "I Hear America Singing," which occupation is NOT mentioned in the poem?
a)
teacher
b)
deckhand
c)
ploughboy
d)
mason
17.
17. In From “She Had Some Horses", the woman had horses who were bodies of...
a)
rock
b)
steel
c)
diamonds
d)
sand
18.
18. In From “She Had Some Horses", how many different types of horses are mentioned in the first 8 lines of the poem?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
8
d)
15
19.
19. In “Words Free As Confetti", what type of words does the poet invite?
a)
kind words
b)
words of every color
c)
only words that remind the poet of food
20.
20. In "Fog", what is true about the first stanza of the poem?
a)
The stanza has three adjectives.
b)
The stanza has no punctuation.
c)
The first line has three words, and the second line has four words.
21.
21. In “Casey at the Bat", what is the score at the beginning of the baseball game?
a)
0-2
b)
0-0
c)
4-2
d)
6-3
22.
22. In "Casey at the Bat", what flashes in Casey’s eye just before the first pitch?
a)
a tear
b)
hatred
c)
defiance
23.
1. Grace Nicols's poem, "They Were My People," uses two different examples of anaphora. What are they? Select TWO answers.
a)
working so hard
b)
They were
c)
carrying babies
d)
rhythm of the sunbeat
24.
2. What is the anaphora from Grace Nicols poem?
a)
to the rhythm
b)
who crushed cane
25.
3. Select two examples of alliteration from the poem.
a)
crushed cane
b)
rhythm of sunbeat
c)
They were my people
d)
carried cane
26.
4. The phrase, "to the rhythm of the sunbeat" is an example of figurative language. What might Nicols mean by this expression?
a)
the sun's rising and setting creates a rhythm to life
b)
the sun makes noise that the workers move to
c)
the sun is warm
27.
5. "The thunder rumbled like a roaring lion."
Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
28.
6. "The clouds were fluffy pillows moving across the sky."
Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
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