CONCEPTS OF COMPREHENSION: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 2nd GRADE UNIT

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Name: Wonderful Trees Questions

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_____ 1. The poet writes, Birds lay eggs and nest. In this sentence the poet uses nest to mean a. a home or !irds. !. a part o a tree. c. li"ing in and ta#ing care o a nest. d. a lot o eggs. _____ $. The poet descri!es shade as a. cool. !. !right. c. sun. d. tree. _____ %. This passage is a!out a. the things that trees gi"e us. !. ta#ing care o trees. c. the !eauty o trees. d. all o the a!o"e. _____ &. The poet writes, !right lea"es !y the ton. That means a. there are too many lea"es. !. the tree is losing its lea"es. c. there are a lot o !right lea"es. d. the lea"es are "ery !right. _____ '. (hat genre is this passage) *ow do you #now) _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

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CONCEPTS OF COMPREHENSION: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 2nd GRADE UNIT

Question Sheet

Name: Wonderful Trees Answer Sheet +,

Date:

1. The poet writes, Birds lay eggs and nest. In this sentence the poet uses nest to mean a. a home or !irds. !. a part o a tree. c. living in and taking care of a nest. d. a lot o eggs. $. The poet descri!es shade as a. cool. !. !right. c. sun. d. tree. %. This passage is a!out a. the things that trees gi"e us. !. ta#ing care o trees. c. the !eauty o trees. d. all of the above. &. The poet writes, !right lea"es !y the ton. That means a. there are too many lea"es. !. the tree is losing its lea"es. c. there are a lot of bright leaves. d. the lea"es are "ery !right. '. (hat genre is this passage) *ow do you #now) This passage is a poem. It is written in "erse.

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