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.

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 "Book Lice?"
(a) Anxious.
(b) Serious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Humorous.

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

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

4. This poem is also filled with ___________.
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Anger.
(c) Danger.
(d) Humor.

5. "Mayflies" ________________ tells of the brief life of the mayfly.
(a) Dramatically.
(b) Sadly.
(c) Matter-of-factly.
(d) Angrily.

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

7. How are people like the mayfly?
(a) Most people do not think about others as they speed through life.
(b) Most people lazily drift through life.
(c) Most people rush through life, frantically trying to fit in as much as possible.
(d) Most people do not think about the consequences of their actions.

8. Can humans relate to the mayfly's short time on earth?
(a) No.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Not usually.
(d) Yes.

9. How is personification used in "Book Lice?"
(a) These two lice go to school.
(b) These two lice are given human names.
(c) These two lice wear clothes and go to work.
(d) These two lice are given human emotions.

10. Unlike "Grasshoppers," "Water Striders" is from the perspective of whom?
(a) A group of water striders.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) One of the water striders.
(d) A human.

11. What is the mood of "The Moth's Serenade?"
(a) Sad.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Angry.

12. What is the mood of "Mayflies?"
(a) Calm.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Bored.
(d) Frantic.

13. How are these two book lice opposites?
(a) They are two different kinds of book lice.
(b) They are from different rooms in the house.
(c) They have contrasting reading interests.
(d) They were born several months apart.

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

15. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.
(a) Hatching.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Dying.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the mood of "Fireflies?"

3. From whose perspective is "Grasshoppers?"

4. "Grasshoppers" is written so that the readers do what?

5. The water strider's ability to walk on water hints at what?

(see the answer keys)

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