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Question: The speaker in the poem is likely to
Answer:
eat popcorn instead of read.
enjoy the pleasures of reading.
forget many new words.
purchase popcorn regularly.
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Question: In lines 6-9 of the poem, gobble and chomp are both synonyms for the word eat. What does the speaker's use of these words in the poem imply?
Answer:
rudeness
confidence
eagerness
cautiousness
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Question: What is the theme of "I Love the Look of Words"?
Answer:
Reading helps you do well in school and in life.
Reading stimulates the senses and the mind.
Reading needs to be practiced every day.
Reading is difficult but worth the struggle.
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Question: The poem compares eating popcorn to reading a book. Explain how the two are similar. Use relevant and specific evidence from throughout the poem to support your answer.
Answer:
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