Chapter 4
Tulips
1. Where do the tulips grow?
a) In the house
b) In the field
c) In the garden
d) In the forest
Answer – c) In the garden
2. How are the tulips described?
a) Short and red
b) Tall and white
c) Straight and golden
d) Crooked and purple
Answer – c) Straight and golden
3. What do the tulips hold?
a) Seeds
b) Birds’ nests
c) Empty cups
d) Colorful balls
Answer – c) Empty cups
4. What does the phrase “drinking rain and sunshine up” mean?
a) The tulips are thirsty.
b) The tulips are growing.
c) The tulips are singing.
d) The tulips are dancing.
Answer – b) The tulips are growing.
5. Which word best describes the overall feeling of the poem?
a) Sad
b) Angry
c) Happy
d) Scared
Answer – c) Happy
6. What literary device is used in the line “Each one holds its empty cup”?
a) Personification
b) Simile
c) Metaphor
d) Onomatopoeia
Answer – a) Personification
7. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
a) AABB
b) ABAB
c) ABCB
d) AABA
Answer – b) ABAB
8. What is the meter of the poem?
a) Iambic pentameter
b) Trochaic tetrameter
c) Dactylic hexameter
d) Anapestic dimeter
Answer – d) Anapestic dimeter
9. What is the tone of the poem?
a) Formal
b) Casual
c) Sarcastic
d) Dramatic
Answer – b) Casual
10. What is the main theme of the poem?
a) The importance of rain
b) The beauty of nature
c) The cycle of life
d) The power of sunlight
Answer – b) The beauty of nature