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Writing Your Own Poems

English · Writing Composition · ages 6-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which poem uses a repeated pattern?

    • The dog ran fast. Birds sing songs. Rain falls down.
    • I like red. I like blue. I like green too.
    • My name is Sam. I am seven.

  2. Read this poem: Line 1: The sun is up so high. Line 2: It shines up in the sky. Line 3: I run and jump and hop. Line 4: I never want to stop. Which two lines rhyme with each other?

    • Line 1 and Line 2
    • Line 1 and Line 3
    • Line 2 and Line 4

  3. A poem can rhyme, or it can repeat a pattern, or both at once.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which word finishes this pattern poem? 'I see a cat. I see a hat. I see a ___.'

    • bat
    • dog
    • tree

  5. Complete the rhyming couplet: 'I saw a star up in the sky, / It twinkled as it flew so ___.'

    • green
    • slow
    • high

  6. When you recite a poem with good expression, what should you do?

    • Read every word in a flat, quiet voice
    • Change your voice for exciting or quiet parts
    • Say it as fast as you can

  7. Ana recited her poem in the exact same flat voice from start to finish, even during the exciting parts. What did Ana forget to do?

    • Use expression and change her tone to match the feeling
    • Say the poem very loudly
    • Memorize the poem word for word

  8. Maya tried to write a rhyming couplet: 'I have a cat, / She sits on a chair.' What is the mistake?

    • The poem is too long
    • The poem has no words
    • The two lines don't rhyme
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Answer key

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Writing Your Own Poems W1-mt_YNe6siFTFq-s1

  1. I like red. I like blue. I like green too. · Each line starts the same way, with 'I like ___'.
  2. Line 1 and Line 2 · High and sky end with the same sound, so those two lines rhyme.
  3. True · Poems can use either trick, or mix the two together.
  4. bat · Bat keeps the 'I see a ___' pattern going and rhymes with cat and hat.
  5. high · High rhymes with sky, so it finishes the couplet.
  6. Change your voice for exciting or quiet parts · Good expression means your voice changes to match the feeling of the poem.
  7. Use expression and change her tone to match the feeling · Reciting well means showing feeling with your voice, not just remembering the words.
  8. The two lines don't rhyme · Chair does not end with the same sound as cat, so the lines don't rhyme.
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