Amy's Brave Deed
Where did the family live?
A. a big city
B. a farm
C. an apartment building
D. a campground
B. a farm
Why did monkey angrily scold the baby elephant?
Monkey scolded the baby elephant because he was noisy and woke him up.
How many stanzas does this poem have?
This poem has 2 stanzas.
Where do the Blues come from?
A. The Southwest
B. The Northeast
C. The Deep South
D. The Pacific Northwest.
C. The Deep South
What caused water to evaporate?
A. the clouds
B. the water
C. the rain
D. the sun
D. the sun
How many children did Margaret and Robert have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
A. 1, Amy
Why were the swans laughing at elephant?
They laughed at him because they thought he looked funny with his long nose, large hears, and wrinkled skin.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
Camels are bumpy,
Their backs are all lumpy,
Giraffes are long-legged and meek:
Bears are so growly,
Hyena are howly,
Dolphins are slippery and sleek.
I. A, A, B, C, C, B
II. A, B, C, D, E, F
III. A, A, B, B, C, C
I. A, A, B, C, C, B
Camels are bumpy, --A
Their backs are all lumpy, -- A
Giraffes are long-legged and meek: --B
Bears are so growly, --C
Hyena are howly, --C
Dolphins are slippery and sleek. --B
What is the Blues a mixture of?
A. traditional African music and Southern spirituals
B. Rock and Roll and Rap
C. Rap and Country
A. traditional African music and Souther spirituals
Water is changed into a gas. What is this gas called?
A. water gas
B. water vapor
C. water rain
D. liquid gas
B. water vapor
What is the only type of work that Margaret DOES NOT do?
A. cook
B. clean
C. plow the fields
D. feed the cattle
C. plow the fields
What scary incident happened when the baby elephant tried to hide?
A big angry bear appeared.
Which animals are described as making noise?
A. Camels and Giraffes
B. Bears and Hyenas
C. Kangaroos and Monkeys
B. Bears and Hyenas
Bears are so growly,
Hyenas are howly,
Who is Robert Johnson?
Robert Johnson is a Blues guitarist.
What causes the water vapor to change back into water?
A. The sun makes it warmer.
B. The air gets cooler.
C. It gets heavy.
B. The air gets cooler.
Why did Margaret, Robert, Amy, and her friends need to walk one behind the other on the bridge?
They had to walk one behind the other because the bridge was narrow.
Who came to rescue the baby elephant?
A herd of elephants came and charged at the bear to scare it away.
What kind of personality do giraffes have according to the poem?
A. They are noisy.
B. They are funny.
C. They are sleek.
D. They are meek.
D. They are meek.
How did Blues musicians learn music?
A. They had private lessons.
B. They learned in school.
C. They were self-taught.
C. They were self-taught.
When condensation collects, what does it form?
A. water
B. water vapor
C. clouds
D. evaporation
c. clouds
Who was the first to reach the girls who fell into the river?
A. Margaret
B. Robert
C. Amy
D. Rebecca
E. Ingrid
C. Amy
What genre is this story?
A. realistic fiction
B. fable
C. science fiction
D. informational article
B. fable
What does the poet want money?
The poet wants enough money to buy one of the animals.
What part of the Deep South is famous for the Blues?
A. The Louisiana Delta
B. The Mississippi Delta
C. The Georgia Delta
D. The South Carolina Delta
B. The Mississippi Delta
When a cloud bursts and precipitations falls back to earth as. . .
A. rain, snow, sleet, or hail
B. rain, snow, lightning, or hail
C. rain, snow, thunder, or hail
A. rain, snow, sleet, or hail