Vocabulary
What point of view is this poem written in?
First person, second person or third person?
First person ("I")
Create a sentence using alliteration that could be in this poem.
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Why does the author put the "THIRTY" in capital letters in line 12?
a. to show it is the last number
b. to show that the speaker is shouting
c. to show it is the highest number
d. because the speaker is talking
b. To show that the speaker is shouting
How does the speaker find Teresa?
Use the line from the poem.
"I see the leaf pile moving"
Which word from the poem is correctly divided into its root word and suffix?
A. count/ing
B. cou/nting
C. c/ount/ing
D. coun/ting
A. count/ing
What figurative language is in line 15 of the poem?
Onomatopoeia
The author includes line 19 to show the reader ________.
a. The speaker and Teresa are having fun
b. The speaker is proud she beat Teresa
c. The speaker is not following the rules of the game.
d. Teresa is sad she is found.
A. the speaker and Teresa are having fun
Which answer best describes the feelings of the character at the end of the poem?
a. anxious and nervous
b. happy and focused
c. defeated
d. bored
b. happy and focused
Pick 2 words that have a suffix that means "having characteristics of" from the poem
louder
quietly
patiently
searching
thinking
quietly
patiently
The speaker is eager to find the hiders like a lion eager to find its food.
This is what example of figurative language?
Simile
What does the author suggest by including lines 2-4 in the poem?
A. The speaker does not enjoy the game.
B. The speaker is following the rules of the game but is anxious to be finished counting.
C. The other children are glad they don't have to count.
d. The speaker finds it hard not to cheat during games and does not like to follow rules.
B. The speaker is following the rules of the game but is anxious to be finished counting.
How can the reader determine the reading selection is a poem?
a. it is organized into lines and stanzas, and some words repeat and rhyme.
b. every line in the poem rhymes with the one before it.
c. the lines are labeled and organized into paragraphs.
d. there is dialogue in quotation marks
a. it is organized into lines and stanzas, and some words repeat and rhyme.
Which words from the poem would appear on the same page as these guide words:
CAN - CROP
counting
leaf
crinkle
come
crunch
catch
The pile of leaves hug the boy who is hiding in them.
What figurative language is shown?
Personification
The author probably includes line 15 because...
a. he uses fragments and words describing sounds to help the reader imagine the setting
b. he uses words like crinkle to help the reader imagine what the characters are feeling.
c. he does not know how to write complete sentences
d. he wants the reader to imagine what the setting smells like
a. hes uses fragments and words describing sounds to help the reader imagine the setting
What is the main idea of the second stanza?
a. The speaker becomes eager as she thinks of her friends' possible hiding places.
b. Several children have chosen hiding places, and they are waiting to be found.
c. The speaker thinks counting without peeking is the most difficult part of playing hide and seek.
d. If the children do not hurry to a hiding place, they will be found quickly and then be out of the game.
a. The speaker becomes eager as she thinks of her friends' possible hiding places.
"My friends are expert hiders?
What is a good synonym for the word expert?
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Use the sentence from the poem to create a hyperbole
"Finally my voice grows louder than _____"
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Create an alternate title for this poem
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What is the best summary of lines 17-20?
a. The speaker looks for Teresa and becomes very nervous because there are many more hiders to find.
b. The speaker finds a hider named Teresa and is so happy to be the winner of Hide and Seek.
c. The speaker finds a hider who offers to help find hiders, and they both laugh because they enjoy the game.
d. One of the hiders named Teresa is now the person who will look for the hiders.
c. The speaker finds a hider who offers to help find hiders, and they both laugh because they enjoy the game.