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For the Love of our Earth
Circle the correct answer.
Name: ___________________________________ Date: __________________
1. When we help our earth, we will
a. sleep better.
b. eat tasty food.
c. help each other.
2. This poem is mostly about
a. taking care of our earth.
b. making new friends.
c. having a lot of fun.
3. How does the poem say we can help the poor?
a. by giving them money
b. by playing with them
c. by feeding them
4. What does the poem say we should stop doing?
a. Riding bikes
b. Burning trash
c. Planting seeds
5. What does it mean to nurture trees?
a. to cut them down
b. to help them grow
c. to pick their fruit
6. What conclusion can you draw about the children in the poem?
a. They have big families.
b. They like to be kind.
c. They do not have any money.
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Why do authors sometimes use rhyming words in their stories? What are two rhyming words in this poem?
Cut the words and pictures apart from the definitions. Match the word to the correct definition and glue them together on another sheet.
1.
Engine
2.
Glow
3.
Witness
4.
5.
a. pick or gather
b. Scattered paper and other materials; trash
c. shine
d. a machine that uses energy to run other machines
e. to see or hear something