Wonders Unit 4 Week 5

Why does the author say, "Maybe Next Year."

• He is scared.

• He would rather eat his sandwich.

• The rock is far away.

The poem Swimming to the Rock uses this when it reads smaller and smaller and long, long?

• stanzas

• connotation

• denotation

• repetition

At the end of the poem, the narrator changes her mind about swimming to the rock when she says?

• This year!

• And I think.

• I sit on my dock.

Which of these would be the theme of this poem?

• Maybe next year we will do things we put off now.

• Persistence is a good trait.

• You can conquer your fears if you think you can.

Why does the narrator change her mind about swimming to the rock?

• She is done with her sandwich.

• She wants to have fun.

• She sees how excited her fathers and brothers are after pulling themselves up on the rock.

This poem has a narrator that is in?

• first person

• third person

What is the mood of the narrator in The Moondust Footprint?

• happy

• angry

• nervous

Why is the Moondust Footprint a narrative poem?

• It tells a story about a boy

• It gives an account of a historical event.

• It could have happened.

Who made the footprint?

• Neil Armstrong

• an astronaut

• Buzz Aldrin

What is the connotation of the word awesome used in the poem?

• It means great

• It is a positive because landing on the moon was a human victory.

• I t means causing wonder or fear.