Poetry Test

1. What words rhyme?

Jump, Bump, Lump

Jump, Joke, Joy

Jump, Jumper, Jumping

Jump, Kick, Scream

2. What have we been studying in class the past few weeks?

Short stories

Historical fiction

Poetry

Science fiction

3. Who reads poetry?

Teachers

Students

Parents

Everyone

4. True or False. Poetry is always serious.

True

False

5. Poetry is important to which of the following areas?

Music

Science

Technology

Math

6. Where can you find poetry in this school?

In the computer lab

In the classroom

In the library

All of the above

7. What is the shape of a diamante poem?

Square

Diamond

Heart

Circle

8. True or False. A haikue is a long, serious poem.

True.

False.

9. How many lines does a quatrain have?

4

6

2

10

10. Does poetry have to rhyme?

Yes, always

No, never

Sometimes

11. What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines?
A cat ate my mouse
And disappeared in my house
I found the cat in my blouse
But the mouse was gone!

A, A, B, B

A, A, A, B

A, B, C, D

A, B, A, B

12. What is a cinquain?

A rhyming poem about love

A poem written in Spanish

A poem with 5 lines about one subject

A poem that has a specific rhyme scheme

13. Which of the following poems typically are about nature?

Acrostic

Diamante

Quatrains

Haiku

14. What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines?

My father went to work
He got a big check
Then he took me to the mall
Where I bought it all!

A, B, C, C

A, B, C, D

A, A, B, B

A, B, A, B

15. Which of the following poems needs to have rhyme?

Haiku

Diamante

Limerick

Acrostic

16. Which of the following literary elements are most important to poetry?

Setting & Characters

Tone & Mood

Plot & Theme

Sequence & Order

17. What is a poetry slam?

Where people complain about poetry.

Where people watch movies about poetry.

Where poets complain about people.

Where poets recite their work.

18. Which of the following poems is often found around St. Patrick's Day?

Haikus

Acrostic

Quatrains

Limericks

19. An acrostic poem does what?

Tells a story.

Makes an inference.

Spells out a word.

Gives the rhythm to a song.

20. What is a poet laurete?

A poet who is also a lawyer.

A poet that writes for the government.

A poet that does not get paid.

A poet that writes in another language.

Poetry Test

1. What words rhyme?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. What have we been studying in class the past few weeks?

3. Who reads poetry?

4. True or False. Poetry is always serious.

5. Poetry is important to which of the following areas?

6. Where can you find poetry in this school?

7. What is the shape of a diamante poem?

8. True or False. A haikue is a long, serious poem.

9. How many lines does a quatrain have?

10. Does poetry have to rhyme?

11. What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines?A cat ate my mouseAnd disappeared in my houseI found the cat in my blouseBut the mouse was gone!

12. What is a cinquain?

13. Which of the following poems typically are about nature?

14. What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines?My father went to workHe got a big checkThen he took me to the mallWhere I bought it all!

15. Which of the following poems needs to have rhyme?

16. Which of the following literary elements are most important to poetry?

17. What is a poetry slam?

18. Which of the following poems is often found around St. Patrick's Day?

19. An acrostic poem does what?

20. What is a poet laurete?

11. What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines?
A cat ate my mouse
And disappeared in my house
I found the cat in my blouse
But the mouse was gone!

14. What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines?

My father went to work
He got a big check
Then he took me to the mall
Where I bought it all!