The Crocodile

Which lines from the poem, The Crocodile, rhyme?

• Line 1 and Line 2

• Line 5 and Line 6

• Line 2 and Line 4

• Line 7 and Line 8

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

In line 5, the word cheerfully contains suffixes -ful and -ly. What does this word mean?

• without cheer

• In a way that displays happiness

• able to cheer

• made of happiness

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which line from the poem is an example of personification?

• On every golden scale

• How neatly he spreads his claws.

• And pour the water on the Nile.

• How cheerfully he seems to grin.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the purpose of the second stanza?

• To show how the crocodile is hunting his prey.

• To describe the crocodiles claws.

• To explain the crocodiles teeth.

• To describe how the crocodile is friendly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Based on the poem, the reader can infer the crocodile is-

• happy

• hungry

• mischievous

• made of gold

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5