The Walrus and the Carpenter

The eldest oyster shook his head and didn't say a word because...

• he wanted to go for a swim

• he couldn't leave the younger oysters behind

• he didn't want to leave the oyster-bed

• he didn't like walruses

When Marta didn't pass the final exam, she felt like a ______ failure.

• dismal

• alliteration

• beseech

• sympathize

What happens to the oysters who go with the Walrus and the Carpenter?

• they tire and turn back

• the Walrus and the Carpenter eat them

• they are washed out to sea

• they feed on a loaf of bread

What time of day is the poem set?

• midday

• sunset

• the middle of the night

• sunrise

Because of his party's radical views, the senator begun to __________ with the opposite party.

• dismal

• frothy

• sympathize

• alliteration

"Bats in the belfry" is an example of ____________.

• alliteration

• frothy

• beseech

• sympathize

I _______ you to give me another chance to prove myself!

• alliteration

• beseech

• dismal

• sympathize

The briny sea tasted bitter and...

• sour

• salty

• sweet

• bland

My younger brother likes to shake his soda bottle until it becomes ______.

• beseech

• dismal

• alliteration

• frothy

What is the rhyme scheme of The Walrus and the Carpenter?

• AABB

• ABAB

• ABCBDB

• ABACDC