Vocabulary
Tumbling
In jumping and tumbling
We spend the whole day,
Till night by arriving
Has finished our play.
What then? One and all,
There's no more to be said,
As we tumbled all day,
So we tumble to bed.
What is the meaning of the word tumbled in line 7?
A.bed B. fall C. sit D. fought
What is fall?
Eletelephony
by Laura Richards
Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant-
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone-
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I've got it right.)
Howe'er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee-
(I fear I'd better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)
What was the elephant trying to do?
A.Get tangled up B.Use a telephone C.Sing a song D. Go home
Use a telephone
Tumbling
By Anonymous
In jumping and tumbling
We spend the whole day,
Till night by arriving
Has finished our play.
What then? One and all,
There's no more to be said,
As we tumbled all day,
So we tumble to bed.
Which of these lines from the poem rhyme?
A.Lines 2 and 3 B.Lines 4 and 5 C. Lines 6 and 8 D. Lines 7 and 8
Lines 6 and 8
The Crocodile
by Lewis Carroll
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!
Why does the poet use an exclamation point in line 8?
A.to describe the crocodile’s thoughts B.to show the crocodile's fear C.to express the crocodile's joy D.to show the crocodile is surprised
to express the crocodile’s joy
Bed in Summer
by Robert Louis Stevenson
In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people's feet
Still going past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?
Lines 9 through 12 show that the speaker -
A. Wants to get dressed B. Wants to look at birds. C. Wants to go to bed D. Wants to play
D. Wants to play
The Cow
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The friendly cow, all red and white,
I love with all my heart:
She gives me cream with all her might,
To eat with apple tart.
She wanders lowing here and there,
And yet she cannot stray,
All in the pleasant open air,
The pleasant light of day;
And blown by all the winds that pass
And wet with all the showers,
She walks among the meadow grass
And eats the meadow flowers.
In line 6, what does the word stray mean ?
A. Eat in the meadow B. Fall down C. Stay in one place D.Leave from the others
Stay in one place
The Crocodile
by Lewis Carroll
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!
The crocodile is happy because -
A.He is eating fish B.He is in the water C.He has a shiny tail D.he is napping
He is eating fish
Eletelephony
by Laura Richards
Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant-
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone-
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I've got it right.)
Howe'er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee-
(I fear I'd better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)
This poem contains made up words because the poet wants to show that -
A.this poem is scary B. the poem has stanzas C. this poem is silly D.the poem contains dialogue
This poem is silly
The Cow
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The friendly cow, all red and white,
I love with all my heart:
She gives me cream with all her might,
To eat with apple tart.
She wanders lowing here and there,
And yet she cannot stray,
All in the pleasant open air,
The pleasant light of day;
And blown by all the winds that pass
And wet with all the showers,
She walks among the meadow grass
And eats the meadow flowers.
The first stanza is important to the poem because it -
A.Describes the poet B.Introduces the subject of the poem C.Describes the setting of the poem D. Introduces the problem of the poem
Introduces the subject of the poem
Eletelephony
by Laura Richards
Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant-
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone-
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I've got it right.)
Howe'er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee-
(I fear I'd better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)
In stanza 1, the reader can conclude that the speaker -
A. Is scared B. Is mad C. Is confused D. Is happy
C. Is confused
The Crocodile
by Lewis Carroll
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!
scale [skeyl] noun
1. a range of numbers used to measure things
2. thin flat covering of an animal
3. an instrument used for weighing things
4. a set of musical notes
Which meaning most closely matched the word scale from stanza 1?
Meaning 2
If I Had But Two Little Wings
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
If I had but two little wings
And were a little feathery bird,
To you I'd fly, my dear!
But thoughts like these are idle things
And I stay here.
But in my sleep to you I fly:
I'm always with you in my sleep!
The world is all one's own.
And then one wakes, and where am I?
All, all alone.
The speaker is alone when -
A. He is flying B. He is asleep C.He is awake D. He is playing
He is awake
Fog
by Carl Sandburg
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Which sentence best describes the stanzas of the poem?
A.Each stanza creates an image. B.Each stanza contains lines that rhyme. C. Each stanza tells a story. D.Each stanza is repetitive.
Each stanza creates an image
Caterpillar
by Christina Rossetti
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or what not,
Which may be the chosen spot.
No toad spy you,
Hovering bird of prey pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
What can the reader conclude from reading lines 2-6?
A. The caterpillar is looking for a place to form it’s chrysalis. B. The caterpillar is looking for a place to eat. C. The caterpillar is looking for a friend. D. The caterpillar is tired.
A. The caterpillar is looking for a place to form it’s chrysalis.
A Riddle
by Christina Rossetti
There is one that has a head without an eye,
And there's one that has an eye without a head.
You may find the answer if you try;
And when all is said,
Half the answer hangs upon a thread.
The poet is describing -
A. An alien B. A pin or needle C. A door D. A person
B. A pin or needle
Caterpillar
by Christina Rossetti
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or whatnot,
Which may be the chosen spot.
No toad spy you,
Hovering bird of prey pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
In line 8, a synonym for hovering is -
A. preying B.flying C.standing D. sleeping
flying
Bed in Summer
by Robert Louis Stevenson
In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people's feet
Still going past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?
Why does the speaker go to bed when it’s day?
A. It is winter B. He doesn't like playing outside C. He is in trouble D.It is summer and the sun is still up
It is summer and the sun is still up
Caterpillar
by Christina Rossetti
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or what not,
Which may be the chosen spot.
No toad spy you,
Hovering bird of prey pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
The structural elements of this poem help the reader know that this is -
A.humorous B. free verse C.express D. lyrical
lyrical
Fog
by Carl Sandburg
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Read lines 1 and 2 from the poem.
The poet uses these lines to emphasize that the fog -
A. Is sneaking up B. Is loud C.Is fast D. Is sleepy
A. Is sneaking up
The Crocodile
by Lewis Carroll
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!
What is the main message of the poem?
A. Sometimes bad things happen B. Crocodiles are nice C. Always trust what you see D. Beware of those that seem nice
D. Beware of those that seem nice