Read this passage and answer the next five questions:
Where the Sidewalk Ends

By Shel Silverstein 1974



Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (1930-1999) was an American poet, cartoonist, and author of children's books. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a poem from Silverstein's collection by the same name, which features poems alongside illustrations. As you read, take notes on how the author describes "where the sidewalk ends," and consider what the end of the sidewalk represents.



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There is a place where the sidewalk ends

and before the street begins,

and there the grass grows soft and white,

and there the sun burns crimson bright,

and there the moon-bird rests from his flight

to cool in the peppermint wind.



Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black

and the dark street winds and bends.

Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow

we shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow

and watch where the chalk-white arrows go

to the place where the sidewalk ends.



Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,

and we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,

for the children, they mark, and the children, they know,

the place where the sidewalk ends.

Question 1 (1 point)
Saved
What does the word "burns" mean as it is used in line 4?

Question 1 options:

Producing flames and heat

Destroy or damage by fire

To be a source of light

To insult someone
Question 2 (1 point)
Saved
Which words from the second stanza helps the reader understand the meaning of the phrase "measured and slow"?

Question 2 options:

"we shall walk with a walk"


"where the smoke blows black"


"where the sidewalk ends"


"past the pits"

Question 3 (1 point)
Saved
What words from the first stanza help the reader understand the meaning of the phrase "peppermint wind"?

Question 3 options:

"the sun burns crimson bright"


"rests from his flight/to cool"


"there the moon-bird rests"


"before the street begins"

Question 4 (1 point)
Which word from line 5 means to have "peace of mind or spirit"?

Question 4 options:

"bird"


"moon"


"flight"


"rests"

Question 5 (1 point)
What does the phrase "asphalt flowers" mean in line 9?

Question 5 options:

Statues of flowers

Flowers that grow in between the concrete

Flowers drawn in concrete

Pits of flowers