1. How did other types of insects react to the water strider's abilities?
(a) They were jealous.
(b) They were somewhat shocked.
(c) They were not surprised.
(d) They were annoyed.

2. What is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?
(a) A figure of speech involving exaggeration.
(b) A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature.
(c) A symbolic representation.
(d) The repetition of the initial consonant with at least two repetitions in a row.

3. "Water Striders" asks whether this insect's ability to walk on water is what?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Fun.
(c) A miracle.
(d) Useful.

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

5. The mayfly's birth and death take place when?
(a) In the same day.
(b) One year apart.
(c) At the beginning and end of one week.
(d) In different places.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the results of the water strider's attempts to teach others to walk on water, why might the water striders want to continue "teaching" others to walk on water?

2. Joyful Noise is a book of ____________.

3. To what else does the poet also compare the firefly?

4. How do the mayflies view their lives?

5. What does the mayfly desire?

(see the answer key)

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