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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grasshoppers and Water Striders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?
(a) They like to make fun of others.
(b) They want others to be able to do what they can do.
(c) They do not like other types of insects.
(d) They want others to fall in the water.

2. Joyful Noise is a book of ____________.
(a) Essays.
(b) Short stories.
(c) Poems.
(d) Legal documents.

3. This speaking imitates ___________.
(a) The movements of the young grasshoppers.
(b) The movements of one grasshopper.
(c) The movements of the grasshoppers.
(d) The movements of the old grasshoppers.

4. In this poem, the viewer is ________________ the grasshoppers.
(a) One of.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Observing the actions of.
(d) Ignoring.

5. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?
(a) Bounders, leapers, springers, soarers, bounders, leapers, springers, soarers.
(b) Hurdlers, racers, gymnasts, slow-moving.
(c) Sliders, runners, sprinters. spinners.
(d) Acrobats, circlers, twirlers, flippers.

Short Answer Questions

1. This poem is also filled with ___________.

2. "Water Striders" describes the _________ action of this insect.

3. How did other types of insects react to the water strider's abilities?

4. "Water Striders" asks whether this insect's ability to walk on water is what?

5. _______________ are used to help people to better understand the insect world around them.

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