RDR #1 - Opposites
  • 1. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
A) ABCA
B) AABB
C) ABBA
D) ABAB
  • 2. How many stanzas are in this poem?
A) 28
B) 16
C) 4
D) 7
  • 3. It mentions in the selection, "But Adam's left waved like a bird in flight." What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) alliteration
D) idiom
  • 4. In stanza 2, what is the meaning of the word "meek"?
A) speak
B) quiet
C) bold
D) rang
  • 5. Which words BEST describe Zeke?
A) neat and loud
B) shy and polite
C) calm and greedy
D) wild and meek
  • 6. Which of the following pairs of words are antonyms?
A) meek and tame
B) mild and meek
C) quiet and shy
D) bold and quiet
  • 7. How were Zeke and Adam alike?
A) They both loved math.
B) They looked the same.
C) They treated their friends in the same way.
D) They answered questions in the same way.
  • 8. What is the main idea of the poem?
A) The boys' parents were confused.
B) Opposites attract.
C) Although the boys looked alike, they were different.
D) Brothers can never get along with each other.
  • 9. Reread lines 9 and 10 from the poem. These lines illustrate an example of ______.
A) rhyme
B) repetition
C) stanza
D) alliteration
  • 10. Which of the following pairs of words have suffixes?
A) snack, first
B) fun, done
C) greedily, politely
D) geography, wondered
  • 11. You would MOST LIKELY find this reading selection in a book titled______.
A) Wonders of the Wonderful World
B) Book of Narrative Poetry
C) Problem Child
D) Fairy Tales and Fables
  • 12. What is the specific detail in the story's illustration that supports the title?
A) The letters A and Z are on their shirts.
B) They are both boys.
C) They have their arms around each other.
D) They are twins.
  • 13. What special quality or ability did Zeke have that caused his friends to love him or care about him?
A) his knowledge of maps
B) his sharing with others
C) his neat handwriting
D) his squealing at recess
  • 14. Which subject did Adam seem to enjoy?
A) writing
B) math
C) geography
D) reading
  • 15. When could the people at school tell the twins apart?
A) at lunchtime
B) after class began
C) just before the bell rang
D) only during recess
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