Poem Comprehension - Worksheet 4
Grade 5•Reading•Poem Comprehension
Aligned to: RL.5.10
Read the poem "A Bird Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson. Read the poem aloud with expression, then answer the comprehension questions below.
1.
A Bird Came Down the Walk
by Emily Dickinson
poetry · 107 words
11 A bird came down the walk:
2 2 He did not know I saw;
3 3 He bit an angle-worm in halves
4 4 And ate the fellow raw,
5 5 And then he drank a dew
6 6 From a convenient grass,
7 7 And then hopped sidewise to the wall
8 8 To let a beetle pass.
9 9 He glanced with rapid eyes
1010 That hurried all abroad,—
1111 They looked like frightened beads, I thought;
1212 He stirred his velvet head
1313 Like one in danger; cautious,
1414 I offered him a crumb,
1515 And he unrolled his feathers
1616 And rowed him softer home
1717 Than oars divide the ocean,
1818 Too silver for a seam,
1919 Or butterflies, off banks of noon,
2020 Leap, plashless, as they swim.
Answer the 6 questions below.
2.
What is this poem about?
A.The poem describes watching a bird eat, drink, and hop along a path
B.A story about going to school
C.A lesson about being kind
D.Something different from what the poem says
3.
What mood or feeling does the poet create?
A.The bird seems nervous and cautious, ready to fly away
B.Scary
C.Angry
D.Boring
4.
What imagery does the poet use?
A.The bird eats a worm and drinks dew from grass
B.Something else
C.None of these
D.A different answer
5.
How many stanzas are in this poem?
A.3
B.5
C.7
D.8
6.
What is the title of this poem?
A.A Bird Came Down the Walk
B.The Big Adventure
C.My Favorite Day
D.A Happy Song
7.
What is the theme of this poem?
A.nature and the outdoors
B.going to school
C.eating dinner
D.doing homework