Poetry Power
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
A. A Stanza
B. A Chapter
C. A caption
What is a stanza?
What is the theme of a story?
A. The lesson or message
B. The setting
C. The title
A. The lesson or message the reader can learn.
What is an antonym?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
An article explains how to care for a pet rabbit. Who is the intended audience?
People who have a pet rabbit or are considering getting one.
Which sentence uses an interjection correctly?
A. Wow! That was close.
B. wow that was close.
C. Wow that was close.
A. “Wow!” is capitalized and correctly punctuated.
Read: "The rain taps softly on my windowpane/ I curl up with a book and listen to the rain."
Which words rhyme?
What is windowpane and rain?
Mia practices drawing every day. Her first poster does not win, but she keeps practicing and improves. What is a possible theme?
What is Perseverance? Keep going even when there are setbacks.
Lena was eager to open her gift. Which word is an antonym of eager?
A. excited
B. uninterested
C. ready
B. Uninterested.
An article explains why bees are important to plants. What is the author’s main purpose?
A. To inform
B. To tell a fairy tale
C. To give directions for a game
A. To inform readers about bees and plants.
Which noun means a toy belongs to one dog?
A. dogs
B. dog’s
C. dogs
B. dog’s. The apostrophe before s shows one dog owns the toy.
A poem has five lines and has a playful rhyme pattern.
A. Haiku
B. Limerick
C. Free verse
What is a limerick?
In the story about Mia, which detail best supports the theme of perseverance?
A. Mia uses a blue pencil.
B. Mia keeps practicing after her poster does not win.
C. The contest is on Friday.
B. She continues practicing after a setback.
The trail was steep, so climbing it was difficult. What does steep most likely mean?
A. sharply sloping
B. flat
C. crowded
A. Sharply sloping. The clue is that climbing was difficult.
“Some animals survive winter by hibernating. Bears rest in dens, while ground squirrels sleep in burrows.” What technique helps explain the idea?
Examples: the author gives bears and ground squirrels as examples.
Choose the plural possessive: The ___ backpacks were by their desks.
A. students
B. student’s
C. students’
C. students’
"I dashed to the stage with a grin so wide,? My family cheered from the seats outside."
What feelings do the details suggest?
What is excitement or happiness?
A character wants to win a race, but another runner blocks her path.
What role does the other runner play?
The other runner acts as an antagonist because they create an obstacle for the main character
The kitten was timid. It hid behind the chair when visitors arrived. Which word is a synonym for timid?
A. shy
B. loud
C. fearless
A. shy
A graph shows the number of books read by each class. How does the graph help the reader?
It makes it easier to compare the number of books each class read.
Rewrite to show that the bikes belong to several girls: “The girls bikes are outside.”
The girls’ bikes are outside.
“The sun slips away / Crickets sing into the night / Cool breezes whisper.”
Which type of poem is this most like? Explain.
A haiku: it has three lines and its lines follow a 5–7–5 syllable pattern.
Jay forgets his lines during a play. His friend whispers a reminder, and Jay finishes the scene. Name the conflict and how it is resolved.
onflict: Jay forgets his lines. Resolution: His friend reminds him, and he finishes the scene.
“The crowd roared like thunder.” Is this a simile or a metaphor? What does it help you imagine?
A simile: it compares the crowd to thunder using “like.” It helps readers imagine a very loud crowd.
“Cactus plants store water in their stems. Their waxy skin helps keep water from escaping.” Choose TWO details that explain how cacti survive dry conditions.
They store water in their stems, and their waxy skin helps prevent water loss.
Choose the correct sentence.
A. Oops, I dropped the teachers’ papers.
B. oops I dropped the teachers papers.
C. Oops I dropped the teachers paper’s.
A. “Oops” is punctuated as an interjection, and teachers’ shows that the papers belong to multiple teachers.