Poem Comprehension - Worksheet 2
Grade 3•Reading•Poem Comprehension
Aligned to: RL.3.10
Read the poem "The Land of Counterpane" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read the poem aloud with expression, then answer the comprehension questions below.
1.
The Land of Counterpane
by Robert Louis Stevenson
poetry · 102 words
11 When I was sick and lay a-bed,
2 2 I had two pillows at my head,
3 3 And all my toys beside me lay,
4 4 To keep me happy all the day.
5 5 And sometimes for an hour or so
6 6 I watched my leaden soldiers go,
7 7 With different uniforms and drills,
8 8 Among the bed-clothes, through the hills;
9 9 And sometimes sent my ships in fleets
1010 All up and down among the sheets;
1111 Or brought my trees and houses out,
1212 And planted cities all about.
1313 I was the giant great and still
1414 That sits upon the pillow-hill,
1515 And sees before him, dale and plain,
1616 The pleasant land of counterpane.
Answer the 5 questions below.
2.
What imagery does the poet use?
A.The child plays with toy soldiers marching and ships sailing on the sheets
B.Something else
C.None of these
D.A different answer
3.
Where does this poem take place?
A.The poem takes place in a child's bed when they are sick
B.At a school
C.In a house
D.Somewhere far away
4.
Who is the speaker in this poem?
A.A child who is sick in bed is speaking
B.A teacher
C.The reader
D.No one specific
5.
How many stanzas are in this poem?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7
6.
Which pair of words rhyme in this poem?
A.bed/head
B.cat/dog
C.big/small
D.run/jump