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Wise Choices Poetry Worksheet

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Wise Choices Poetry Worksheet

Read the original poem carefully. Then answer each question using details from the poem and your understanding of poetry. For questions asking you to explain, write in complete sentences.

The Small Pause

When words rush up like summer rain, I take a breath and count to three. A quiet pause can clear the pane And help me see what kind can be. If someone waits outside the game, I make a space and share the ball. A friendly welcome, small in name, Can make a brighter day for all. I won't get every choice just right; A wrong turn teaches where to go. I can repair, apologise, And let a wiser action grow.

1.In the first stanza, what does the speaker do before responding when words rush up?
2.What does the phrase “words rush up like summer rain” suggest about the speaker’s words?
  • They arrive quickly and strongly.
  • They are about the weather.
  • They are carefully written down.
  • They are quiet and difficult to hear.
3.The poem says a quiet pause can “clear the pane”. What might become clearer after the speaker pauses?
4.In the second stanza, which action shows the speaker making room for someone who is left out?
  • Counting to three
  • Making a space and sharing the ball
  • Taking a wrong turn
  • Apologising
5.Match each poetry feature to the example from the poem.
  • Simile
  • Rhyme
  • A lesson learned from mistakes
  • “A wrong turn teaches where to go”
  • “like summer rain”
  • “game” and “name”
6.Which two pairs of words from the second stanza rhyme?
  • game and name; ball and all
  • game and ball; name and all
  • space and share; game and name
  • friendly and brighter; ball and all
7.True or false: The poem suggests that a person will always make every choice correctly.
TrueFalse
8.Complete the line using a word from the poem: “I can repair, , / And let a wiser action grow.”
9.Explain what “A wrong turn teaches where to go” means. Use an example of how a mistake could help someone make a wiser choice next time.
10.Write one new two-line ending for the poem. Include a wise choice and make the last words of your lines rhyme.

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  • Wise Choices Poetry Worksheet, page 1 of 3: The Small Pause

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