WorksheetsU4W5 Reading Comprehension
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In the poem "Swimming to the Rock", why does the girl not go with her father and brothers in the beginning of the poem.
The rock is too far away for her to swim to
She has already been to the rock
She just ate a peanut butter sandwich and he needs to wait 30 minutes
She does not like to swim
At the end of the poem "Swimming to the Rock", what realization does the girl come to?
Her brothers are mean for not helping her get to the rock
She does like water and will swim with them now
This is the year that she will swim to the rock
Next year she will be old enough to swim to the rock
What is the theme of the poem "Swimming to the Rock"?
Swimming is easy
Families should stick together
You can conquer your fears
Swimming is only fun for some people
In the poem "The Moondust Footprint", what is the setting that it takes place in?
The Sea of Tranquility
Woodstock, Vermont
Houston, Texas
Apollo, Arizona
In the poem "The Moondust Footprint", what does the author mean when he describes Neil Armstrong being in the Sea of Tranquility?
Armstrong was focused and ready for the mission
Armstrong was swimming in the Mediterranean Sea that the Landing Module ended up in
Armstrong was in space were it is tranquil and calm
The Landing Module was named Sea of Tranquility
What is the theme of the poem "The Moondust Footprint"?
Humans can be victorious
You should spend time with your Aunt
Space exploration is exciting
The moon landing was easy for Neil Armstrong
In the poem "Genius", why does the boy compare his sister to a mouse?
She woke up from her dream scared like a mouse
She had a dream that she was a mouse
Her family calls her mouse
She is silent after he finishes reading his poem to her
In the poem "Genius", why does the boy wake up his sister?
He reads her a poem that he wrote himself
He needs to tell her about something that he learned
He thought he heard a break-in by a theif
She was falling asleep as he was reading a story to her
In the poem "Winner", why was the dad so excited that his son made the winning slide home?
This was the son's very first game of baseball
The dad was imagining himself as the one who made the winning slide
The dad taught his son how to slide in baseball
The boy made a lucky hit that he did not expect
In the poem "Winner", what detail creates the most suspense for the reader?
The baseball flying in the air after being hit by the bat
The dad cheering way to loud
The two misses swinging late and two fouls on checked swings
The rusted screen back of home plate
