Poem Vocabulary - Worksheet 2
Grade 5•Reading•Poem Vocabulary
Aligned to: RL.5.1
Read the poem "A Bird Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson. Use context clues to understand vocabulary words.
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.
In the poem, the word "angle-worm" most likely means:
A.an earthworm
B.a type of animal
C.to make a loud sound
D.a feeling of happiness
3.
In the poem, the word "convenient" most likely means:
A.nearby and easy to use
B.something you eat
C.to make a loud sound
D.a feeling of happiness
4.
In the poem, the word "cautious" most likely means:
A.careful and watchful
B.to make a loud sound
C.a feeling of happiness
D.a color or pattern
5.
In the poem, the word "plashless" most likely means:
A.without making a splash
B.to move very quickly
C.a type of animal
D.something you eat
6.
Which word in the poem means something similar to "halves"?
A.halves
B.different
C.opposite
D.none of these
7.
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