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River Dreams

Name: __________________________Date: __________

Read about Langston Hughes. He loved to write about his life.

The Big River

I see a big river.

It is very old and deep.

My soul is like the river.

It never goes to sleep.

It flows past the tall trees.

It flows past the mud.

I watch the water move.

I feel it in my blood.

1. What does the poet see?

S) A big river

T) A tall tree

2. How is the river described?

O) Old and deep

A) New and hot

3. What is like the river?

Y) My soul

M) My hat

4. What does the river never do?

O) Go to sleep

E) Eat lunch

5. Is the river old or new?

U) Old

P) New

6. What word rhymes with mud?

C) Blood

W) Bed

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Story Sun

Name: __________________________Date: __________

Read about Zora Neale Hurston. She told great stories.

The Story Teller

The sun is like a gold coin.

I put it in my pocket.

I find a bright new story.

Then I help you unlock it.

I listen to the wind blow.

I hear the people talk.

I write down all the fun words.

As I take a long walk.

7. What is the sun like?

A) A gold coin

X) A cold ice cube

8. Where did she put the coin?

N) In her pocket

J) On the moon

9. What does she find?

B) A bright story

G) A lost dog

10. What does she hear?

E) People talk

P) A loud drum

11. Is the story dark or bright?

T) Bright

V) Dark

12. What was Zora Neale Hurston?

H) A story teller

M) A driver

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Singing Bird

Name: __________________________Date: __________

Read about Paul Laurence Dunbar. He wrote about a bird.

The Caged Bird

I know why the bird sings.

The sky is big and blue.

He wants to fly away.

He wants to sing for you.

He beats his wings so hard.

He looks out at the grass.

He dreams of the soft clouds.

As the slow hours pass.

13. What does the bird do?

E) It sings

M) It sleeps

14. What color is the sky?

P) Blue

D) Green

15. What does the bird want to do?

O) Fly away

X) Stay in bed

16. Who does he sing for?

E) Sing for you

W) Sing for a cat

17. Is the sky big or small?

T) Big

Y) Small

18. What does he dream of?

S) Soft clouds

K) Hard rocks

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Golden Star

Name: __________________________Date: __________

Read about W.E.B. Du Bois. He wanted all people to learn.

The Path Ahead

The stars are very high.

I reach for one today.

I find a path to follow.

I find a better way.

I open up a new book.

I learn a lot each day.

The stars will light the path.

And help me find my way.

19. Where are the stars?

O) Very high

L) On the grass

20. What does the poet reach for?

F) A star

K) A spoon

21. What did the poet find?

T) A path

R) A box

22. Is the way better or worse?

H) Better

S) Slower

23. What does the poet open?

E) A new book

G) A door

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City Garden

Name: __________________________Date: __________

Read about Claude McKay. He wrote about the city.

The Green Spot

The city has big walls.

The garden has green trees.

I find a place to rest.

I feel the summer breeze.

The flowers are so bright.

The bees buzz all around.

I sit upon the soft grass.

On this quiet ground.

24. What does the city have?

F) Big walls

J) Small cups

25. What color are the trees?

U) Green

P) Purple

26. What does the poet find?

T) A place to rest

M) A noisy drum

27. What season is it?

U) Summer

W) Winter

28. What does the poet sit on?

R) Soft grass

G) A chair

29. Are the flowers bright or dark?

E) Bright

Z) Dark

Mystery Solver

"What happens when you study the writers and poets of the past?"

How to Solve

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