Sick by Shel Silverstein

Which of the following patterns describes the rhyme scheme of this poem?

• ABABCDCD

• AABBCCDD

• ABCBDEFE

• AABBAABB

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the author's primary purpose for writing this poem?

• To explain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

From which point of view is this poem writtten?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the narrator feel about school?

• the narrator likes school and is disappointed that she is too sick to attend

• the narrator dislikes school and wants to stay home

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which is the best short summary of the poem?

• A little girl cannot go to school because she is very sick.

• A little girl pretends to be sick so she doesn't have to go to school.

• A little girl is trying to convince her mom to take her to the doctor.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

At the beginning of the poem, the narrator thinks it is:

• a school day

• the weekend

• not enough information

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the narrator change from the beginning to the end of the story.

• At the beginning, she is sick. At the end she is all better.

• At the beginning, she thinks she has to go to school. At the end, she realizes it is Saturday.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which word best describes the tone of the poem?

• sad

• mean

• playful

• disappointed

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

The "symptoms" the girl complains about in the poem could best be described as an example of...

• hyperbole

• assonance

• symbolism

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

"My tonsils are as big as rocks" is an example of...

• a simile

• mood

• alliteration

• a metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4