The Snowbird's Song

What is the snowbird singing?

• "cuckoo, cuckoo"

• "chick-a-de-dee"

• "Oh, sister!"

• "cheep, cheep, cheep"

Which word in the second stanza rhymes with "chick-a-de-dee"?

• "tune" (line 7)

• "long" (line 7)

• "song" (line 8)

• "she" (line 9)

The snowbird is happy. What evidence in the poem supports this conclusion?

• The snowbird is merrily singing.

• The snowbird is sitting on a tree.

• Emily hears the snowbird.

• Emily wishes the snowbird would come inside

Read these lines from the poem:

"He had not been singing that tune very long,

Ere Emily heard him, so loud was his song:

"Oh, sister, look out of the window," said she;

"Here's a dear little bird singing chick-a-de-dee.

"Oh, mother, do get him some stockings and shoes,

And a nice little frock, and a hat if he choose;

I wish he'd come into the parlor and see

How warm we would make him, poor chick-a-de-dee."

Based on these lines, what has Emily concluded about the snowbird?

• The snowbird is evil.

• The snowbird is scared

• The snowbird is cold.

• The snowbird is friendly.

What is this poem mostly about?

• a game that two sisters are playing one winter day

• the song of a snowbird on a snowy day

• the type of clothing a snowbird likes to wear

• where snowbirds usually live during the winter time

How does Emily feel about the bird?

• She wants the bird to fly away.

• She wants to help him because he is cold.

• She wishes to catch the bird and keep it in a cage.

• She thinks that the bird is annoying.

In line 12, the reader can tell that the word "frock" is a:

• Something you eat

• A beautiful song

• A cage to keep the bird

• Piece of clothing