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Rhyme for Weather

Storming wildly outside, The clouds are gray, And stretching far and wide, I wish they'd go away. 1. Which lines rhyme in this poem? A. lines 3 and 4 B. lines 2 and 3 C. lines 1 and 4 D. lines 1 and 3

Sammy Pool's School

Sammy Pool goes to a funny school. His teachers are outer space creatures. For math, they make students take a bath. For art, they make them drive a golf cart. 2. Which word in the poem rhymes with five? A. drive B. bath C. funny D. take 3. What is the rhyming pattern in this poem? A. The second word and the last word rhyme in each line. B. The last word in line 2 rhymes with the last word in line 4. C. The first word and the last word rhyme in each line. D. The last word in line 1 rhymes with the last word in line 3.

4. Summer's garden was filled with plants, herbs, vegetables and flowers. The smells coming from her garden were amazing. She spent over a year caring for it before it began to bloom. Before she knew it, the flowers raised their heads from the ground and smiled at the sun. The phrase "the flowers raised their heads from the ground and smiled at the sun" means that A. the garden was in bloom. B. the garden was important. C. the garden smelled good. D. the garden was hard work. 5. The use of exaggeration to create humor or suspense is called A. simile. B. hyperbole. C. personification. D. metaphor. 6. Which of these is an example of hyperbole? A. Marcy finishes her race quickly. B. Samuel wins most races he enters. C. Karen runs faster than lightning. D. Jamal runs a mile in ten minute 7. Which sentence uses the word snap as it is described in definition 2? snap ('snap) 1. v. to make a sudden, sharp, loud sound 2. v. to break something suddenly with a cracking sound 3. v. to take a quick photograph 4. n. a fastener that closes by pressing two parts together 5. n. an easy or simple task A. Movie stars stand on the red carpet while people snap their pictures. B. Julio's homework was a snap, and he finished it in five minutes. C. The camper was able to snap off a piece of the branch for the fire. D. The little boy had trouble closing the metal snap on his jeans.

8. What is the part of speech of definition 3? snap ('snap) snapping, snapped 1. v. to make a sudden, sharp, loud sound 2. v. to break something suddenly with a cracking sound 3. v. to take a quick photograph 4. n. a fastener that closes by pressing two parts together 5. n. an easy or simple task A. noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb

9. How many definitions are listed for the entry word snap ? snap ('snap) snapping, snapped 1. v. to make a sudden, sharp, loud sound 2. v. to break something suddenly with a cracking sound 3. v. to take a quick photograph 4. n. a fastener that closes by pressing two parts together 5. n. an easy or simple task A. 0 B. 1 C. 3 D. 5 10. How many word forms are there for the entry word snap ? snap ('snap) snapping, snapped 1. v. to make a sudden, sharp, loud sound 2. v. to break something suddenly with a cracking sound 3. v. to take a quick photograph 4. n. a fastener that closes by pressing two parts together 5. n. an easy or simple task

A. 2 B. 1

C. 3 D. 5