Joyful Noise Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Joyful Noise Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mood of "Fireflies?"
(a) Anger.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Bored.
(d) Excitement.

2. What does this poem about book lice introduce to the reader?
(a) The different types of book binding techniques.
(b) The different glues used to bind books.
(c) The names of famous book lice.
(d) The names of famous authors.

3. The water strider's ability to walk on water hints at what?
(a) The lack of talent other insects have.
(b) The strange abilities of some insects.
(c) Jesus Christ's ability to change water into wine.
(d) Jesus Christ's ability to walk on water.

4. What does the moth do throughout the entirety of this poem?
(a) It asks other insects questions.
(b) It eats peanut butter.
(c) It complains about the porch light.
(d) It serenades the porch light.

5. Do the poet's descriptive words and vivid imagery effectively describe the distinct light of the firefly?
(a) No, not at all.
(b) No, not very well.
(c) Yes.
(d) Mostly.

6. How does the poet accurately describe the behavior of a moth in this poem?
(a) By describing the way the moth moves.
(b) By giving it human emotions and feelings.
(c) By having the two speakers talk at the same time.
(d) By comparing the moth's movements to music.

7. According to this poem, why is the moth drawn to the light?
(a) It does not know why.
(b) It likes the color yellow.
(c) It likes bright colors.
(d) It is attracted to the heat of the light.

8. What are the homes of the lice?
(a) Encyclopedias.
(b) Children's heads.
(c) Books by famous authors.
(d) Fruits.

9. How does the poet specifically use this literary device?
(a) He has exaggerated the abilities of the firefly.
(b) He has represented fireflies as the green army of the night sky.
(c) He has placed verbs beginning with the same letter adjacent to each other.
(d) He has compared the firefly to Degas.

10. What kind of poem is "Moth's Serenade?"
(a) A Haiku.
(b) An educational poem.
(c) A factual poem.
(d) A love poem.

11. To what else does the poet also compare the firefly?
(a) Zipping, zooming, and zany behavior.
(b) Painting and brush strokes.
(c) Singing, vocalizing, and warbling.
(d) Acting, shouting, ordering others around.

12. How do the book lice meet?
(a) They are introduced to each other by their parents.
(b) They met online.
(c) Accidentally.
(d) They are roommates.

13. From whose perspective is "Grasshoppers?"
(a) The observer.
(b) Another insect.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) A group of grasshoppers.

14. The descriptive words and the use of ____________________ reflects the moths' intense feelings.
(a) Italics.
(b) Bold print.
(c) Exclamation points.
(d) Capital letters.

15. "The Moth's Serenade" tells of what?
(a) The moth's interest in other insects.
(b) The moth's obsession with peanut butter.
(c) The moth's obsessive love for the porch light.
(d) The moth's curiosity regarding the fly swatter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?

2. How do the water striders react to the consequences of trying to teach others to walk on water?

3. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"

4. How is personification used in "Book Lice?"

5. How else do they spend their time?

(see the answer keys)

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