Grade 4Reading & writingpractice16 questions

Types of poems

Grade 4: haiku (5-7-5 syllables), limerick, acrostic, free verse and rhyming poems, verse and line.

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Questions

  1. How many syllables are in the first line of a haiku?

    • 10
    • 3
    • 5
    • 7
    Show answer5

  2. Which syllable pattern does a haiku follow?

    • 3-5-3
    • 5-5-5
    • 5-7-5
    • 7-5-7
    Show answer5-7-5

  3. A haiku has three lines. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. How many syllables are in the word "butterfly"?

    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    Show answer3

  5. How many lines does a limerick have?

    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    Show answer5

  6. What is a limerick usually like?

    • Funny and rhyming
    • Only about nature
    • Sad and unrhymed
    • Very long and serious
    Show answerFunny and rhyming

  7. In a limerick, the first, second and fifth lines usually rhyme. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  8. In an acrostic poem, what do the first letters of each line do?

    • Count syllables
    • Repeat the title twice
    • Rhyme together
    • Spell a word
    Show answerSpell a word

  9. An acrostic poem for the word SUN has how many lines? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer3

  10. Which type of poem does not need to rhyme or have a regular pattern?

    • Free verse
    • Haiku
    • Limerick
    • Rhyming couplet
    Show answerFree verse

  11. All poems must rhyme. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  12. Which pair of words rhymes?

    • moon and man
    • moon and mouse
    • moon and spoon
    • spoon and spin
    Show answermoon and spoon

  13. In a poem, what is a group of lines called?

    • A chapter
    • A syllable
    • A title
    • A verse
    Show answerA verse

  14. What do we call a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in a story? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerA verse (or stanza)

  15. A poem has 12 lines in 3 equal verses. How many lines are in each verse?

    • 3
    • 4
    • 6
    • 9
    Show answer4

  16. A limerick has 5 lines. How many lines are in 2 limericks? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer10

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