"Two Little Kittens"
  • 1. The author of this poem is __________ .
A) trying to sell kittens
B) giving information about kittens
C) telling a story
D) teaching manners
  • 2. The kittens were fighting with each other because __________ .
A) they were cold
B) they both wanted a mouse
C) they wanted attention
D) they both wanted to play with the broom
  • 3. Which of the following does the reader of this poem NOT know?
A) the title
B) the characters
C) the author's name
D) the number of lines
  • 4. Where in the poem do we learn that it is winter?
A) lines 15 and 16
B) lines 19 and 20
C) lines 1 and 19
D) lines 13 and 18
  • 5. Who is speaking in line 9 of the poem?
A) the little kitten
B) the old woman
C) the author
D) the mouse
  • 6. Which kitten had the mouse FIRST?
A) the smaller kitten
B) the big kitten
C) the kitten in the picture by the poem
D) the older brother of the other kitten
  • 7. Which word in line 20 helps the reader know the meaning of the word "quarrel"?
A) fight
B) lie
C) began
D) sleep
  • 8. Why didn't the kittens run away when they were outside?
A) They were waiting for the mouse.
B) They had no other place to go.
C) They were too cold.
D) They were hungry.
  • 9. In which two lines does the author use "similes" to describe the kittens?
A) 17, 18
B) 5, 6
C) 7, 8
D) 13, 14
  • 10. What is this poem's rhyme scheme?
A) abab
B) aabb
C) acbd
D) abcd
  • 11. Why did the old woman seize her broom in line 11?
A) to play with the kittens
B) to sweep snow from the steps
C) to sweep the floor
D) to stop the kittens from fighting
  • 12. Which lines of the poem tell the lesson that the kittens learned from what happened to them?
A) 19 and 20
B) 15 and 16
C) 3 and 4
D) 11 and 12
  • 13. Which question would help the reader give the setting of the poem?
A) Who was the lady?
B) How many kittens were there?
C) What were the kittens doing?
D) What kind of night was it?
  • 14. Which word in line 7 is a synonym for OLDEST?
A) son
B) will
C) mouse
D) eldest
  • 15. Type the contraction for I will.
  • 16. Type the contraction for it was.
  • 17. Type the contraction for shall not.
  • 18. Type the contraction for you will.
  • 19. Explain the lesson that the kittens learned in the poem.
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