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Quiz about My Dog Chewed Up My Homework
Quiz about My Dog Chewed Up My Homework

My Dog Chewed Up My Homework Trivia Quiz


Not all poetry is old, some is modern and funny.

A multiple-choice quiz by Christinap. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Christinap
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
355,905
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
583
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. This is from a poem about a mythical monster. The name of the monster is the last word of each verse. What is it?

"Then you rose up
from the table
with a bellow
and a whine.
You went lurching,
you were searching
for some dinner,"
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Question 2 of 10
2. "Mary had a little frog.
The frog croaked every day.
And Mary always wondered
What the frog was trying to say."

Later in this poem Mary kisses the frog. What does it turn into?
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Question 3 of 10
3. "The locker room smells nasty,
And my gym shoes smell like feet.
My socks smell like they're made of cheese
Or spoiled rotten meat."

Based on the extract above, what do you think this poem is called?
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Question 4 of 10
4. "My dog chewed up my homework.
He slobbered on it, too.
So now my homework's ripped to shreds
and full of slimy _____"

What word do you think completes this verse?
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Question 5 of 10
5. "I can't do a thing with my hairdo.
I've tried, but it's simply no use.
I can't make it stay where I put it today
with styling gel, hair spray, or mousse."

Sometimes it isn't just the children who have a reason why they don't want to go to school. In this poem which adult do you think is having a bad hair day?
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Question 6 of 10
6. "They torture nose and taste buds
with both hamburger and spuds.
There are meatballs in a gravy that's
like iridescent ____"

Describing a school lunch, what word would you use to complete the last line?
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Question 7 of 10
7. "I'm just as clean as clean can be.
You won't find any dirt.
I rubbed my mouth clean with my hands,
then wiped them on my shirt."

The person in this poem is trying to convince his mother that he doesn't need something. What is the something?
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Question 8 of 10
8. "I thought I saw a ghost last night -
a goblin or a ghoul,
an ugly little creature
oozing salivary drool."

Sometimes our mind plays tricks on us in the dark. What did the child see? It definitely was not a ghost.
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "It's always been a wish of mine
(or should I say a dream)
to scare my sister half to death
and hear her piercing scream."

So, the little girl puts bugs in her sister's bed, but what does her sister put in her bed that is even worse?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "The wolf on the hill as he cries to the moon,
the cricket who chirps with a sweet, simple tune,
the snap of the campfire that's keeping me warm,
the thunder and roll of a far-distant storm."

Who do you think might be describing sleeping out of doors?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This is from a poem about a mythical monster. The name of the monster is the last word of each verse. What is it? "Then you rose up from the table with a bellow and a whine. You went lurching, you were searching for some dinner,"

Answer: Frankenstein

The poem is "Oh My Darling, Frankenstein" by Kenn Nesbitt. If you know the old song "Oh My Darling, Clementine" you can sing the poem to the same tune. "Frankenstein" is an old tale about a scientist building a man from bits and pieces and then bringing him to life with the electricity from a thunder storm.
2. "Mary had a little frog. The frog croaked every day. And Mary always wondered What the frog was trying to say." Later in this poem Mary kisses the frog. What does it turn into?

Answer: A prince

This poem is "Mary Had A Little Frog" by Bruce Lansky. True to the fairy story, when Mary kisses the frog he turns into a handsome Prince. He marries Mary and they live happily ever after.
3. "The locker room smells nasty, And my gym shoes smell like feet. My socks smell like they're made of cheese Or spoiled rotten meat." Based on the extract above, what do you think this poem is called?

Answer: Gym Class

It's from "Gym Class" by Neal Levin. He writes funny poetry for children, and says that a lot of it is based on his own time at school. Judging by his description of his gym class locker room, it wasn't the nicest school in the world.
4. "My dog chewed up my homework. He slobbered on it, too. So now my homework's ripped to shreds and full of slimy _____" What word do you think completes this verse?

Answer: Goo

"The Dog Chewed Up My Homework", by Bruce Lansky, provides a perfect excuse for not handing in your homework. In this case, though, the pupil has the homework with him, all chewed up, in a box, and he is offering it to the teacher.
5. "I can't do a thing with my hairdo. I've tried, but it's simply no use. I can't make it stay where I put it today with styling gel, hair spray, or mousse." Sometimes it isn't just the children who have a reason why they don't want to go to school. In this poem which adult do you think is having a bad hair day?

Answer: Teacher

In "Bed Head" by Kenn Nesbitt, the teacher can't do anything with her hair no matter how hard she tries. In the end she resigns herself to going to school with hair that is more like the students' than the teachers'.
6. "They torture nose and taste buds with both hamburger and spuds. There are meatballs in a gravy that's like iridescent ____" Describing a school lunch, what word would you use to complete the last line?

Answer: Mud

This is from "Battle Hymn of the Repulsive" by Michael Bowman. It is sung to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic". It dwells on the less appealing side of school lunches.
7. "I'm just as clean as clean can be. You won't find any dirt. I rubbed my mouth clean with my hands, then wiped them on my shirt." The person in this poem is trying to convince his mother that he doesn't need something. What is the something?

Answer: Bath

This protestation is from "It Can't Be Time To Take A Bath" by Maria A. Plover. The poem starts with the child protesting that it can't possibly be time for him to have a bath because he only had one a week ago. It carries on to tell how the cat cleaned behind his ears for him.
8. "I thought I saw a ghost last night - a goblin or a ghoul, an ugly little creature oozing salivary drool." Sometimes our mind plays tricks on us in the dark. What did the child see? It definitely was not a ghost.

Answer: His own reflection in the mirror

"I Thought I Saw A Ghost Last Night" is by Paul Orshoski. The child wakes up and thinks he sees a terrible ghost. It has no clothes on and looks as though it has a big nose and a skin disease. When he rubs the sleep from his eyes and looks properly he realises he is seeing himself in the mirror.
9. "It's always been a wish of mine (or should I say a dream) to scare my sister half to death and hear her piercing scream." So, the little girl puts bugs in her sister's bed, but what does her sister put in her bed that is even worse?

Answer: A snake

In "Sweet Dreams", by Joyce Armor, the little girl puts dead bugs in her sister's bed, and waits for her to scream. She waits and waits and nothing happens. She gets too tired to wait any longer so gets into her own bed, where she finds her sister has put a wriggly snake. As she screams and jumps out of bed she hears her sister laughing.
10. "The wolf on the hill as he cries to the moon, the cricket who chirps with a sweet, simple tune, the snap of the campfire that's keeping me warm, the thunder and roll of a far-distant storm." Who do you think might be describing sleeping out of doors?

Answer: Cowboy

"A Cowboy's Lullaby" by Eric Ode gives a description of sleeping out of doors under the stars and the various noises you hear. It ends with a complaint that it is too noisy.
Source: Author Christinap

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