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Poem Comprehension Worksheets

Read the poem carefully. Then answer each question using clues from the poem. You can use a phrase or a complete sentence.

The Last Eight Counts

Backstage, Levi taps his shoes; Hugo checks the shining floor. Tui takes one slow breath in— Then the dancers hear the score. Eight bright counts begin the dance; Levi leaps, and Hugo spins. Tui sweeps her arms like wings; The crowd claps as the team begins. At the final drum, they freeze— Still as statues, side by side. For one beat, silence fills the hall; Then cheers roll in like a tide. They do not ask who danced the best; They grin beneath the stage lights’ glow. They shared one story through their steps— That is the prize they take back home.

Read between the lines

Use details from the poem to support your thinking.

1.Where are the dancers just before the music starts? Give one clue from the poem.
2.What does Tui do before the dance begins?
  • She takes a slow breath.
  • She leaves the stage.
  • She claps for the crowd.
  • She checks the floor.
3.Put these moments in the order they happen. Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 beside them: the crowd cheers; the music begins; the dancers freeze; the team gets ready backstage.
4.In the line “Then cheers roll in like a tide,” what is being compared to a tide?
5.True or false: After the final drum, the dancers move around while the audience is silent.
TrueFalse
6.The dancers “grin beneath the stage lights’ glow.” What does this suggest about how they feel after performing?
7.Why might the poem say the dancers “shared one story through their steps”?
8.Choose two words or phrases from the poem that help you picture the performance. Explain what each one makes you imagine.
9.What do the dancers seem to value more than being named the best? Use the final stanza to explain.
Draw one moment from the poem. Add a caption that includes a word or phrase from the poem.

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  • Poem Comprehension Worksheets, page 1 of 3: The Last Eight Counts, Read between the lines

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  • Poem Comprehension Worksheets, page 2 of 3: 3. Put these moments in the order they happen. Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 beside them: the crowd…

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  • Poem Comprehension Worksheets, page 3 of 3: 9. What do the dancers seem to value more than being named the best? Use the final stanza…

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