Poem Vocabulary - Worksheet 3
Grade 2•Reading•Poem Vocabulary
Aligned to: RL.2.1
Read the poem "Bed in Summer" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Use context clues to understand vocabulary words.
1.
Bed in Summer
by Robert Louis Stevenson
poetry · 86 words
11 In winter I get up at night
2 2 And dress by yellow candle-light.
3 3 In summer, quite the other way,
4 4 I have to go to bed by day.
5 5 I have to go to bed and see
6 6 The birds still hopping on the tree,
7 7 Or hear the grown-up people's feet
8 8 Still going past me in the street.
9 9 And does it not seem hard to you,
1010 When all the sky is clear and blue,
1111 And I should like so much to play,
1212 To have to go to bed by day?
Answer the 4 questions below.
2.
What does the word "quite" mean?
A.completely or totally
B.to move very quickly
C.something you eat
D.a type of animal
3.
What does the word "hopping" mean?
A.jumping lightly
B.a color or pattern
C.something you eat
D.a feeling of happiness
4.
Which word in the poem means something similar to "tree"?
A.tree
B.different
C.opposite
D.none of these
5.
How can you figure out the meaning of new words in this poem?
A.Use context clues from the poem
B.Look at the pictures
C.Ask a friend
D.Skip the word