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. "Mayflies" describes the _________ life of the mayfly
(a) Boring.
(b) Short.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Long.

2. What is significant about the answer to number 38?
(a) It makes a firefly truly distinct among insects.
(b) It makes a firefly very dangerous.
(c) It makes a firefly seem scary and strange.
(d) It makes a firefly very similar to other species of insects.

3. How do the reactions of other insects compare to others in history regarding this feat?
(a) Only certain types of people can walk on water.
(b) People are jealous of those who can walk on water.
(c) Many people throughout history could walk on water.
(d) Jesus' disciples were also shocked that Jesus could walk on water.

4. How is the letter F important in "Fireflies?"
(a) It is the letter used for the first word of every line.
(b) Many words beginning with the letter F are used to describe the flight and light of the firefly through the night sky.
(c) Only the important words begin with the letter F.
(d) Almost every word begins with the letter F.

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

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

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

8. Like the mayfly, people often have feelings of nostalgia towards what?
(a) Their families.
(b) People do not feel nostalgic.
(c) Their youth.
(d) Their friends.

9. Each poem is about a ___________ of insects.
(a) Group.
(b) Flock.
(c) Family.
(d) Species.

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

11. When do the speakers say this, in regards to the answer to number 14?
(a) At the same time.
(b) Only one at a time with space in between.
(c) Very slowly at the same time.
(d) One right after the other.

12. What do the two lice spend this poem doing?
(a) Trying to climb to a higher shelf.
(b) Eating glue from the book bindings.
(c) Arguing with each other.
(d) Describing their lives on various book shelves and their life as a couple.

13. What words does the poet specifically use when he uses this literary device?
(a) The firefly dances like the dancers in Degas' paintings.
(b) The light-hearted actions of the firefly is an allegory of spring.
(c) The firefly lights up the entire night sky.
(d) Glimmering, gleaming, glowing.

14. It is interesting to see from the mayfly's perspective regarding what?
(a) The type of food they eat.
(b) The way they swim.
(c) The length of the mayfly's life.
(d) The way they raise their young.

15. What is the mood of "Book Lice?"
(a) Humorous.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Serious.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the book lice meet?

2. What is the mood of "The Moth's Serenade?"

3. "Grasshoppers" describes the grasshoppers' _______________ movements and energy.

4. According to this poem, why is the moth drawn to the light?

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

(see the answer keys)

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