Poem Vocabulary - Worksheet 3
Grade 5•Reading•Poem Vocabulary
Aligned to: RL.5.1
Read the poem "The Jumblies" by Edward Lear. Use context clues to understand vocabulary words.
1.
The Jumblies
by Edward Lear
poetry · 110 words
11 They went to sea in a Sieve, they did,
2 2 In a Sieve they went to sea:
3 3 In spite of all their friends could say,
4 4 On a winter's morn, on a stormy day,
5 5 In a Sieve they went to sea!
6 6 And when the Sieve turned round and round,
7 7 And every one cried, "You'll all be drowned!"
8 8 They called aloud, "Our Sieve ain't big,
9 9 But we don't care a button! We don't care a fig!
1010 In a Sieve we'll go to sea!"
1111 Far and few, far and few,
1212 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
1313 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
1414 And they went to sea in a Sieve.
Answer the 6 questions below.
2.
In the poem, the word "in spite of" most likely means:
A.even though; despite
B.to move very quickly
C.something you eat
D.a type of animal
3.
In the poem, the word "morn" most likely means:
A.morning
B.a color or pattern
C.something you eat
D.a feeling of happiness
4.
In the poem, the word "drowned" most likely means:
A.to die from being underwater
B.a type of animal
C.to move very quickly
D.to make a loud sound
5.
In the poem, the word "button" most likely means:
A.used here to mean 'a little bit'
B.something you eat
C.a type of animal
D.a feeling of happiness
6.
Which word in the poem means something similar to "blue"?
A.blue
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