Wild Geese Poem

Wild Geese Poem

3rd - 5th Grade

7 Qs

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Wild Geese Poem

Wild Geese Poem

Assessment

Quiz

English

3rd - 5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.3.5, RI.4.1, RL.3.9

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which direction is the goose flying in the poem?

east

south

north

west

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the first verse of this poem describe?

the weather around the goose’s home

the landscape of the goose’s home

the goose’s movements in flight

the goose’s physical features

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The people who “maintain that geese are silly” are suffering in cold weather.Which word or phrase from the poem best supports this conclusion?

“bayou”

“earth-bound”

“shivering”

“fools”

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can the land where the goose is headed best be described?

cool and dry with lots of tall trees

warm and wet with lots of plant life

hot and dry with little water

very cold and frozen over

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is this poem mostly about?

the science of how geese and other birds fly

the frozen landscape of cold northern lands

the migration of geese to places with warmer weather

the reasons why people think geese are silly creatures

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read these lines from the poem:

He’ll find a bayou land

of hidden pools,

And bask amid lush fern

and water lily

Why might the poet have used the words “bask” and “lush” in this description of the land the goose is flying towards?

to hint that the goose prefers land that is close to water

to show that the goose is likely to be unhappy in that land

to indicate the cold temperatures and harsh weather of that land

to emphasize the comfort, richness, and warmth of that land

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Throughout this text, whom or what does the word “he” refer to?

the speaker’s friend

the speaker

a wild goose

an earth-bound fool

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5