Try 2 sample questions on Reading comprehension: poetry
Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
Read this poem.
The rain comes walking up the road,
a grey and hurried guest;
it knocks upon the galvanise
and will not stop to rest.
It fills the drain, it beats the leaves,
it drums the whole night through,
and in the morning every yard
is washed and green and new.
How many stanzas does this poem have?
- Two
- Eight
- One
- Four
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✓ Answer: A — Two
Award 1 mark. A stanza is a group of lines separated from the next group by a space, and this poem has two such groups. Each stanza here holds four lines, which gives eight lines altogether.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
Read this poem.
The rain comes walking up the road,
a grey and hurried guest;
it knocks upon the galvanise
and will not stop to rest.
It fills the drain, it beats the leaves,
it drums the whole night through,
and in the morning every yard
is washed and green and new.
Which word in the first stanza rhymes with guest?
- knocks
- road
- rest
- grey
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: C — rest
Award 1 mark. Rhyming words end with the same sound, and guest and rest both close on the est sound. They sit at the ends of the second and fourth lines, which is where the rhyme falls in this stanza.
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