Test Questions on Naming Words in Poetry: Grade 1 ELA

📚 Quick Study Guide: Naming Words in Poetry

• 💡 A naming word is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing. These are also called nouns!
• 🧒 When you read a poem, look for words that tell you WHO is doing something or WHAT the poem is about.
• 🏡 Think about your home, your friends, your pets, or your toys. All those words are naming words!
• ✍️ In poetry, naming words help us create a clear picture in our minds of what the poet is describing.
• 🔍 Examples: 'teacher' (person), 'school' (place), 'bird' (animal), 'book' (thing).

📝 Practice Quiz: Naming Words in Poetry

1. Which word is a naming word in the line: 'The dog ran fast.'?

1. ran
2. dog
3. fast

2. Read the line: 'A little girl played with a ball.' Which word names a person?

1. played
2. ball
3. girl

3. In the poem, 'The tree stood tall and green.' What is the naming word for a thing?

1. stood
2. tree
3. tall

4. Which word is a naming word for a place in this line: 'We went to the park today.'?

1. went
2. park
3. today

5. Look at the line: 'My happy cat purred softly.' What is the naming word for an animal?

1. happy
2. cat
3. softly

6. From the line: 'The sun shined bright in the sky.' Which word names a thing?

1. shined
2. bright
3. sun

7. In the sentence: 'The boy rode his bike.' What is the naming word for a person?

1. rode
2. boy
3. his