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Name: _______________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________

The Storm
One afternoon while riding my bike at the park,
The blue sky suddenly grew very dark.
I race home, and as I reach the front door
heavy rain began falling, thunder rumbling like a lion’s roar.
Flickering lights crushed my hope of a meal,
Since thunderstorms made my mother feel shaky and ill
She’d untie her apron and off she would flee,
so good-bye to spaghetti for father and me.

Suddenly there stood father at the door,


and I could hope for some food once more!
“I thought we could use some supper tonight,”
and he handed me a plate – I smiled with great delight!
After we ate supper, the lights came back on,
Now mother’s fears of the heavy storm was gone.
“I think,” she said, “this is the night I’ll make
our very favorite fudge chocolate cake!”

Total # of Stanzas __________


Total # of Lines __________

1. Read the words from the poem.

Thunder rumbling like a lion’s roar

The poet uses these words to show the reader imagine what the thunder –

[A] looks like [B] sounds like [C] feels like [D] smells like
2. What line best supports the reason the speaker raced home from the park?
[A] The blue sky suddenly grew very dark
[B] Flickering lights crushed my hopes for a meal
[C] I thought we could use some supper tonight
[D] Suddenly there stood my father at the door

3. Who is the narrator of this poem?

[A] mother [B] father


[C] first person narrator [D] third-person narrator

4. What does the word flee mean in the first stanza?


[A] to wait [B] to return [C] scary [D] to take off

5. The reader can tell that the mother -


[A] does not enjoy cooking at home
[B] is angry when the storm causes the power to go out
[C] went outside to enjoy the rain and get wet
[D] is afraid of the stormy weather outside

6. In line 12, the word delight means that the speaker is -


[A] frightened [B] hungry [C] happy [D] miserable

7. Read the line from the poem.

So good-bye to spaghetti for father and me

The speaker says good-bye to the spaghetti because -

[A] his mother is baking a cake [B] his mother left the kitchen
[C] it is raining outside [D] his father brought home supper instead

8. Which of these lines from the poem rhyme?

[A] Line 3 and 4 [B] Line 8 and 9 [C] Line 10 and 12

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