Poem Vocabulary - Worksheet 3
Grade 3•Reading•Poem Vocabulary
Aligned to: RL.3.1
Read the poem "The Land of Counterpane" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Use context clues to understand vocabulary words.
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.
In the poem, the word "leaden" most likely means:
A.made of lead (a heavy metal)
B.to move very quickly
C.something you eat
D.a type of animal
3.
In the poem, the word "drills" most likely means:
A.practice marching like soldiers
B.a color or pattern
C.something you eat
D.a feeling of happiness
4.
In the poem, the word "dale" most likely means:
A.a valley
B.a type of animal
C.to move very quickly
D.to make a loud sound
5.
Which word in the poem means something similar to "pillows"?
A.pillows
B.different
C.opposite
D.none of these
6.
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