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    The document is a reading comprehension worksheet about the poem "Count that Day Lost" by an unnamed poet. It asks questions to assess the reader's understanding of the poem. According to the poet, a day is well spent if you have helped another person or taken a risk. A day is worse than lost if you have not done what you planned or helped another person. The worksheet asks questions about the poet's name and reason for using a pen name, as well as higher-order thinking questions about the themes and similarities/differences between stanzas of the poem.

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    Count That Day Lost: I. Basic Understanding (LOTS)

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    The document is a reading comprehension worksheet about the poem "Count that Day Lost" by an unnamed poet. It asks questions to assess the reader's understanding of the poem. According to the poet, a day is well spent if you have helped another person or taken a risk. A day is worse than lost if you have not done what you planned or helped another person. The worksheet asks questions about the poet's name and reason for using a pen name, as well as higher-order thinking questions about the themes and similarities/differences between stanzas of the poem.

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    Count that Day Lost

    I. Basic Understanding (LOTS)

    1. On a day that you did a “self-denying” deed, you should feel (-):
    a. ashamed
    b. surprised
    c. sorry for yourself
    d. good about yourself

    2. The speaker thinks that you can count the day “as worse than lost” if (-):
    a. you haven’t done what you planned to do
    b. you haven’t helped another person
    c. you haven’t had any fun
    d. you haven’t taken any risks

    3. Write TWO things that make a day "well spent" according to the poet.
    a. _________________________________________________________
    b. _________________________________________________________

    4. Write TWO things that make a day "worse than lost" according to the poet.
    a. _________________________________________________________
    b. _________________________________________________________

    II. The author

    5. What is the name of the poet? _______________________________________________


    6. Is this the name used to write this poem? YES / NO
    If no, what was the name used to write it? _______________________________________
    7. Explain why a change of name was needed to write the story.
    _________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________

    III. High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (30-50 words)

    8. Why do you think that the poet named this poem “Count that Day Lost”?

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    9. What are the similarities and differences in both stanzas of the poem?
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