ABC Order
Put these words in ABC order:
grape, banana, apple, cherry
1. apple
2. banana
3. cherry
4. grape
Stories are longer, while poems are __________.
a. longest
b. silly
c. shorter
d. I don't know?
C. Shorter
Which phrase uses colorful language?
A. The dog ran.
B. The dog ran like the wind.
C. The dog was brown.
D. The dog sat down.
B. The dog ran like the wind.
Put these words in ABC order:
dog, cat, elephant, bear
1. bear
2. cat
3. dog
4. elephant
What is a stanza?
A. A single letter in a poem
B. A group of lines in a poem
C. The last word in every line
D. The name of the poet
B. A group of lines in a poem
Which phrase creates a strong picture in your mind?
A. The flower was pretty.
B. The flower was there.
C. The bright yellow flower danced in the breeze.
D. The flower grew.
C. The bright yellow flower danced in the breeze.
BONUS: What did the author mean when they wrote the flower "danced in the breeze"?
Put these words in ABC order:
rain, sunshine, wind, snow
1. rain
2. snow
3. sunshine
4. wind
How many beats are in the line of this poem?
" I see so many red dots in the tree."
a. 5
b. 8
c. 3
d. 10
d. 10
Read the line:
“The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.”
What makes this colorful language?
A. It tells what time it is.
B. It compares stars to diamonds.
C. It tells how many stars there are.
D. It gives the stars names.
B. It compares stars to diamonds.
Put these words in ABC order:
packet, paper, ruler, crayon
1. crayon
2. packet
3. paper
4. ruler
What is a rhyme in a poem?
A. Words that have the same or similar ending sounds
B. The title of the poem
C. The person who wrote the poem
D. A picture in the poem
A. words that have the same or similar ending sounds.
Which sentence uses colorful language to describe the rain?
A. The rain fell.
B. It was raining.
C. The rain danced on the rooftop.
D. The rain was wet.
C. The rain danced on the rooftop.
Put these words in ABC order:
monkey, moose, mice, moth
1. mice
2. monkey
3. moose
4. moth
What is the speaker in a poem?
A. The person or voice telling the poem
B. The person who draws the pictures
C. The title of the poem
D. The last line of the poem
A. The person or voice telling the poem.
Read the line:
“The moon smiled down on the sleepy town.”
What colorful language is used?
A. The moon is made of cheese.
B. The moon is given a human action.
C. The town is very large.
D. The moon is yellow.
B. The moon is given a human action.