Poem
The tall oaks stand like soldiers green,
With secrets kept and sights unseen.
The squirrels race in frantic play,
To hide their winter snacks away.
A silver creek begins to sing,
As water dances over stone.
It hums a song of coming spring,
In a language of its own.
The sunlight peeks through leafy lace,
To find a quiet, mossy place.
The forest breathes a heavy sigh,
Beneath the vast and watchful sky.
In the third stanza, the poet uses the phrase "leafy lace." What do you think this describes?
A. Shoes made out of leaves.
B. The way sunlight looks through the patterns of the leaves.
C. A spiderweb found on a tree.
D. A blanket left on the ground.
B the way the sunlight looks through the patterns of the leaves.
The ocean has a giant mouth,
That swallows up the sand.
It reaches north, it reaches south,
To grab the golden land.
It wears a crown of salty foam,
And hides a world of blue.
The whales and dolphins call it home,
And silver fish do, too.
But when the moon comes out to glow,
The waves begin to creep.
They find a rhythm,
soft and slow,
And rock the world to sleep.
What does the "giant mouth" in the first stanza represent?
A. A whale coming up for air
B. A large cave found underwater
C. A hungry shark swimming near the shore
D. The way the ocean waves wash over the beach
D. The way the ocean waves wash over the beach
"I couldn’t believe my eyes. As I lifted the tray, the giant chocolate cake slid right off the pan! I reached out to catch it, but I was too late. Chocolate frosting splattered across my favorite apron. I felt my face turn bright red as my friends started to giggle."
What is the point of view of the short passage?
POV: First Person
Key words: I, me, my, we.
Clue: The narrator is in the story and telling us their own feelings.
The tall oaks stand like soldiers green,
With secrets kept and sights unseen.
The squirrels race in frantic play,
To hide their winter snacks away.
A silver creek begins to sing,
As water dances over stone.
It hums a song of coming spring,
In a language of its own.
The sunlight peeks through leafy lace,
To find a quiet, mossy place.
The forest breathes a heavy sigh,
Beneath the vast and watchful sky.
According to the first stanza, what are the squirrels doing, and why are they doing it?
The author wants to make the creek sound alive and musical. Helps the reader hear the bubbling sound
The ocean has a giant mouth,
That swallows up the sand.
It reaches north, it reaches south,
To grab the golden land.
It wears a crown of salty foam,
And hides a world of blue.
The whales and dolphins call it home,
And silver fish do, too.
But when the moon comes out to glow,
The waves begin to creep.
They find a rhythm,
soft and slow,
And rock the world to sleep.
The poem says the ocean wears a "crown of salty foam". What is this foam usually called?
A. Whitecaps
B. Seaweed
C. Coral
D. Tides
A. Whitecaps
"Leo stood frozen in the middle of the kitchen. He looked so funny with a glob of frosting on his nose! I tried to stay quiet, but a little laugh escaped. Even though the cake was a mess, I knew it would still taste delicious, so I grabbed a spoon."
What is the point of view of this short passage?
POV: First Person
Key words: I, me, my.
Clue: This is still first person, but the narrator has changed. Now we see the story through a friend's eyes instead of the chef's.
The tall oaks stand like soldiers green,
With secrets kept and sights unseen.
The squirrels race in frantic play,
To hide their winter snacks away.
A silver creek begins to sing,
As water dances over stone.
It hums a song of coming spring,
In a language of its own.
The sunlight peeks through leafy lace,
To find a quiet, mossy place.
The forest breathes a heavy sigh,
Beneath the vast and watchful sky.
The poem mentions the "vast and watchful sky" and "soldiers green." What is the overall mood (feeling) of this poem?
A. Scary and dark
B. Silly and loud
C. Peaceful and calm
D. Angry and fast
C peaceful and calm
The ocean has a giant mouth,
That swallows up the sand.
It reaches north, it reaches south,
To grab the golden land.
It wears a crown of salty foam,
And hides a world of blue.
The whales and dolphins call it home,
And silver fish do, too.
But when the moon comes out to glow,
The waves begin to creep.
They find a rhythm,
soft and slow,
And rock the world to sleep.
According to the second stanza, which animals call the ocean home?
A. Crabs and seagulls
B. Octopuses and sea turtles
C. Sharks and jellyfish
D. Whales, dolphins, and silver fish
D. Whales, dolphins and silver fish
"The kitchen was a mess of flour and sugar. Leo held an empty baking pan, staring at the floor where the birthday cake now lay in a heap. His friend, Sarah, watched from the doorway and began to laugh. Neither of them knew that Leo's mom was already walking down the hallway with a backup cake."
What is the point of view of this short passage?
POV: Third Person
Key words: He, she, they, Leo, Sarah.
Clue: The narrator is like a bird flying above the scene. They aren't in the story, but they know what everyone is doing and even things the characters don't know!