Vocabulary in Context
Figurative Language
Point of View
Bonus Questions
Theme & Main Idea
Text Evidence
100

What does "sheet of rain" mean in line 5?

  • A. A gentle mist

  • B. A light drizzle

  • C. A heavy, quick rain 

  • D. A warm summer rain

Heavy, quick rain

100

"The black clouds roll across the sun" means?

  • A. Clouds are upset with the sun

  • B. Clouds block the sun 

  • C. Clouds are protecting the sun

  • D. Clouds are playing a game

The clouds block the sun

100

What does "point of view" mean?

  • A. Where the poet was standing

  • B. The lesson of the story

  • C. The perspective a story is told from 

  • D. The moral of a poem

Perspective from which a story or poem is told

100

What is the theme of the poem?

  • A. Storms never stop

  • B. Hard times don’t last forever

  • C. Rain is always fun

  • D. Storms are dangerous

Hard times don't last forever

100

Which line shows that birds stop singing before the rain ? 

  • A. “The songs the sweet birds sing are done” 

  • B. “The cows munch the wet grass”

  • C. “The children paddle in the stream”

  • D. “The black clouds roll across the sun”

The songs the sweet birds sing are done

200

What does "resume" mean in line 15?

  • A. Forget

  • B. Restart, continue 

  • C. Relax

  • D. Remember

Restart, continue

200

Which line is an example of personification?

  • A. “The cows come down the sodden track”

  • B. “The flowers their moistened faces raise” 

  • C. “The children paddle in the stream”

  • D. “The wet leaves in the sunbeams gleam”

The flowers their moistened faces raise

200

What point of view is the poem written in?

What point of view is the poem written in?

  • A. First-person

  • B. Second-person

  • C. Third-person 

  • D. Mixed

Third-person

200

What lesson can readers learn from the storm?

  • A. Storms ruin everything

  • B. Better times return after struggles 

  • C. Life is always hard

  • D. Rain is bad for nature

Better times return after struggles

200

Which line shows nature is beautiful after the storm?

  • A. “The cows come down the sodden track”

  • B. “The flowers their moistened faces raise, / The wet leaves in the sunbeams gleam” 

  • C. “The black clouds roll across the sun”

  • D. “There comes a sudden sheet of rain”

The flowers their moistened faces raise, the wet leaves in the sunbeams gleam 

300

What does "gleam" mean in "The wet leaves in the sunbeams gleam"?

  • A. Fade

  • B. Shine/Glow 

  • C. Bend

  • D. Break

Shine/Glow

300

The poet compares life to a storm. What literary device is this?

  • A. Simile

  • B. Metaphor 

  • C. Hyperbole

  • D. Alliteration

Metaphor

300

How does the speaker's point of view influence the description of the storm?

  • A. It shows only how animals respond

  • B. It shows only how children respond

  • C. It shows how both nature and people respond 

  • D. It shows only the poet’s opinion


It shows both nature and people responding to it

300

What main idea is shown when children play after the storm?

  • A. Joy and renewal come after challenges 

  • B. Children dislike rain

  • C. Children fear storms

  • D. Storms never end

Joy and renewal come after challenges

300

Which line shows children enjoy the aftermath of the storm?

  • A. “The children paddle in the stream” 

  • B. “The cows munch the wet grass”

  • C. “The songs the birds sing are done”

  • D. “The flowers their moistened faces raise

The children paddle in the stream

400

What does "moistened faces" suggest about the flowers?

  • A. They are happy

  • B. They are wet from rain 

  • C. They are angry

  • D. They are tired

They are wet from the rain 

400

Why does the poet call birds "minstrels"?

  • A. Because they play instruments

  • B. Because they sing songs

  • C. Because they travel far

  • D. Because they are quiet

Because they sing songs like musicians

400

Whose experiences are described after the rain?

  • A. Flowers, birds, cows, and children 

  • B. Only the children

  • C. Only the birds

  • D. Only the poet

Birds, flowers, cows, and children

400

Why does the poet say "We shall forget the sheeted rain?

  • A. People move on from pain over time 

  • B. People enjoy the rain

  • C. People are afraid of storms

  • D. People never remember storms

People move on from pain over time

400

Which line compares storms to human life?

  • A. “How like to life such days as this! / The brightness and the storm of tears” 

  • B. “The cows come down the sodden track”

  • C. “The wet leaves in the sunbeams gleam”

  • D. “The songs the sweet birds sing are done”

How like to life such days as this! The brightness and the storm of tears

500

Which word best describes the children after the storm: serious, carefree, or fearful?

  • A. Serious

  • B. Carefree 

  • C. Fearful

  • D. Sad

Carefree

500

What effect does the poet create with "storm of tears"?

  • A. Compares storms to crying 

  • B. Shows storms are scary

  • C. Shows storms are relaxing

  • D. Compares rain to laughter

compares storms to crying 

500

How does this point of view make the poem relatable to readers?

  • A. It shows that only animals matter

  • B. It connects nature’s events to human feelings 

  • C. It focuses only on science

  • D. It ignores human emotions

It connects natural events to human feelings

500

What is the overall message about life in this poem?

  • A. Life is only storms

  • B. Life has storms and sunshine, but hope returns 

  • C. Life is always easy

  • D. Life is always sad

Life has storms and sunshine, but hope returns

500

Which  line best shows storms are temporary?

  • A. “They will return some other day” 

  • B. “The songs the sweet birds sing are done”

  • C. “There comes a sudden sheet of rain”

  • D. “The black clouds roll across the sun”

They will return some other day