New York State Elementary Test Prep- ELA 4- 2nd Grade- Listening to poems

Click on the arrow to follow along as I read the poem to you.

Remember when listening and responding to poems to:

1. Read through the poem once carefully before you respond.

2. Ask yourself some questions to help you better understand
what you are reading.

3. Think about the meaning of each line the author writes.

4. Enjoy the poem.


"The Wishing Flower"
1 In a pot in my garden By the pond with the fishes Is a flower that seems to like Spreading lots of wishes. 2 I came across it yesterday I'd not seen it there before And now I wonder how it got here Where people can't ignore. 3 The pot is golden brown The stem is thick and green The flower's lots of colors Like a rainbow to be seen. 4 It sits there looking pretty Shining when it's touched And letting people know About their wishes, very hushed. 5 I told it what I wished And it said that it would be! So next year I know I'll have Some proper, grown-up teeth!

Answer the questions about the poem below. After you pick your answer be sure to click on the x to close the box before going on to the next question.

In stanza 1 the author tells us what we will find in the garden. Which sentence(s) best describes what we will find in the garden?	1. A flower that gives wishes. 2. A flower in a pot. 3. A flower near fish. 4. A flower in a pot by the pond with fish. The flower that seems to give wishes.
In stanza 2 what line lets us know the plant is in a place that everyone can see it?	1. I came across it yesterday. 2. Where people can't ignore. 3. I'd not seen it there before. 4. And now I wonder how it got here.
In stanza 3 you know many colors of the pot and flower. Which answer tells you the colors you may see when looking at the flower?	1. brown, green and red 2. brown, green, red, blue, yellow orange, violet 3. brown, green and yellow 4. brown, green, red and yellow
In stanza 4 the author describes what the flower looks like. Choose the words that describe the flower.	1. sits, pretty, shining, hushed 2. shining, hushed 3. hushed, pretty 4. sits, hushed, pretty
In stanza 5 the author tells us what the wish was. Choose the answer that states the wish.	1. a new bike 2. to be taller 3. grown-up teeth 4. more flowers like this one

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