RDR #1 - Opposites
  • 1. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
A) ABAB
B) AABB
C) ABBA
D) ABCA
  • 2. How many stanzas are in this poem?
A) 28
B) 4
C) 16
D) 7
  • 3. It mentions in the selection, "But Adam's left waved like a bird in flight." What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) idiom
B) alliteration
C) metaphor
D) simile
  • 4. In stanza 2, what is the meaning of the word "meek"?
A) bold
B) speak
C) rang
D) quiet
  • 5. Which words BEST describe Zeke?
A) calm and greedy
B) neat and loud
C) shy and polite
D) wild and meek
  • 6. Which of the following pairs of words are antonyms?
A) bold and quiet
B) quiet and shy
C) mild and meek
D) meek and tame
  • 7. How were Zeke and Adam alike?
A) They treated their friends in the same way.
B) They both loved math.
C) They answered questions in the same way.
D) They looked the same.
  • 8. What is the main idea of the poem?
A) Opposites attract.
B) Brothers can never get along with each other.
C) Although the boys looked alike, they were different.
D) The boys' parents were confused.
  • 9. Reread lines 9 and 10 from the poem. These lines illustrate an example of ______.
A) repetition
B) alliteration
C) rhyme
D) stanza
  • 10. Which of the following pairs of words have suffixes?
A) geography, wondered
B) fun, done
C) greedily, politely
D) snack, first
  • 11. You would MOST LIKELY find this reading selection in a book titled______.
A) Wonders of the Wonderful World
B) Fairy Tales and Fables
C) Book of Narrative Poetry
D) Problem Child
  • 12. What is the specific detail in the story's illustration that supports the title?
A) They are both boys.
B) They have their arms around each other.
C) The letters A and Z are on their shirts.
D) They are twins.
  • 13. What special quality or ability did Zeke have that caused his friends to love him or care about him?
A) his squealing at recess
B) his neat handwriting
C) his knowledge of maps
D) his sharing with others
  • 14. Which subject did Adam seem to enjoy?
A) geography
B) writing
C) math
D) reading
  • 15. When could the people at school tell the twins apart?
A) after class began
B) at lunchtime
C) just before the bell rang
D) only during recess
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