Poetry Test 1 – DIRECTIONS: DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST. Bubble the letter for the best
answer on your answer document. (4 points each for multiple choice questions)
1. “Sweet Treats” is an example of
a. diamante.
b. cinquain.
c. quatrain.
d. couplet.
2. Which is the best summary for “Sweet Treats”?
a. Grapes will turn into raisins under the right conditions.
b. Grapes and raisins are exactly the same thing.
c. Raisins are grapes that didn’t grow correctly.
d. Raisins are much tastier than grapes.
3. Which is the best meaning of shriveling in line 5 of “Sweet Treats”?
a. growing longer and sweeter
b. getting larger and fatter
c. turning greener and juicier
d. getting smaller and dryer
4. Which list shows the correct sequence for making jelly according to “Grandma’s Jelly”?
a. pick the grapes, boil the grapes, mash the grapes, strain the juice
b. pick the grapes, strain the juice, boil the grapes, mash the grapes
c. pick the grapes, mash the grapes, boil the grapes, strain the juice
d. pick the grapes, mash the grapes, strain the juice, boil the grapes
5. Which of the following lines from “Grandma’s Jelly” is not a type of figurative language?
a. jars wear blue ribbons like jelly
b. and sit on shelves proudly.
c. Days later we have tea with toast.
d. I layer on jelly like a blanket,
6. A “polite denial” (line 15 of “Grandma’s Jelly”) is a nice way to say, “No.” The narrator and the
grandmother are saying, “No” to someone asking for
a. a blanket.
b. the medals.
c. the jelly recipe.
d. the blue ribbons.
7. How does the narrator in “Grandma’s Jelly” most likely feel about helping to make the jelly?
a. afraid to taste the jelly
b. happy to share in Grandma’s secret
c. angry at having to do so much work
d. sad that Grandma tells everyone the secret
8. The lines below from “The Perfect Cone” show an example of
all decorating my design
like flashy, shooting stars
a. metaphor
c. repetition
b. rhyme
d. simile
9. The best meaning of crammed in line 5 from “The Perfect Cone” is
a. without.
b. packed.
c. dipped in.
d. placed on top.
10. What happens to the narrator’s ice cream at the end of “The Perfect Cone”?
a. The narrator bumps into a tree, and the cone falls on the ground.
b. The narrator escapes to the tree to eat the ice cream.
c. The narrator drops the cone onto a tree branch.
d. The narrator is only dreaming about eating ice cream.
11. Which phrase or sentence from “Summer Produce Dreams” shows the best use of imagery?
a. Is there anything better
b. Which is my favorite?
c. reddish, plump, juicy
d. Besides plums
12. Which declarative sentence is the best summary for “Summer Produce Dreams”?
a. Summer fruits and vegetables are wonderful.
b. Peaches are the best of all the summer fruits.
c. Tomatoes are grown in August.
d. Corn is better than tomatoes.
13. “The Perfect Cone” and “Summer Produce Dreams” are which type of poem?
a. diamante
c. cinquain
b. free verse
d. acrostic
14. The narrator of “The Perfect Cone” uses the simile “like a puddle of finger paints” in line 16 to
explain
a. his favorite type of art.
b. how rainy it is that day.
c. how messy that person’s fingers are.
d. the colors of the melting ice cream running together.
15. The last line of “Summer Produce Dreams” shows that the narrator
a. sits beside the plums.
b. like peaches better than plums.
c. puts the peaches down next to the plums.
d. can’t decide which food is best.
16. In “Summer Produce Dreams” what does the narrator do while deciding which food is best?
a. The narrator eats peaches.
b. The narrator sits down by a tree.
c. The narrator picks crunchy corn.
d. The narrator holds the warm tomatoes.
17. In “Summer Lake” the author compares diving into the lake with
a.
b.
c.
d.
making a bow.
getting into bed.
going down a slide.
pulling on a sweater.
18. What is the best meaning of pierce as used in line 28 of “Summer Lake”?
a. to make the lake muddy
b. to take a deep breath
c. to make a loud noise
d. to make a hole in
19. The narrator in “Summer Lake” bends down to test the lake’s water like
a. a dancer bowing.
b. a breeze blowing.
c. a person on tiptoe.
d. water leaving foam.
20. The words “gather courage” from line 26 of “Summer Lake” are a type of figurative language
meaning
a. to collect ideas.
b. to breathe deeply.
c. to gather seashells.
d. to stop being scared.
21. In the poem “In a Winter Lake” the narrator compares the frozen lake to
a. sleep.
b. a piece of glass.
c. a warm blanket.
d. some water lilies.
22. In the poem “In a Winter Lake” the narrator states that the frozen lake is like a prison because
the fish are
a. stuck under the ice and can’t come up to the surface.
b. dreaming of being in prison.
c. frozen out in the snow.
d. wrapped in blankets.
23. Use “Sweet Treats” and “Grandma’s Jelly” to support your answer. The grapes are alike in the
two poems; however, what happens to the grapes is different. Use two details to compare the
grapes and use two details to contrast the grapes. (8 points)