Picture-books in Winter
by Robert Louis Stevenson from A Child’s Garden of Verses
“A Child’s Garden of Verses” is Robert Louis Stevenson’s compilation of his charming poems for children. This poem celebrates the way a picture book can take the reader away to enchanting places on a cold winter’s day. Student’s will respond to questions on the language and the theme after reading the poem.
Reading Comprehension Passage
Picture-books in Winter
by Robert Louis Stevenson from A Child’s Garden of Verses
Reading Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary List
Vocabulary List
Each of the vocabulary words below are used in the reading passage. As you read the passage, pay attention to context clues that suggest the word’s meaning.
1. Fading
2. Frosty
3. Rooks
4. Pretty
5. Crooks
6. Praise
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1. “Summer fading, winter comes…”
a. growing b. weakening c. graying d. starting
2. “Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs…”
a. warm b. hot c. wet d. chilly
3. “Window robins, winter rooks…”
a. birds b. bugs c. flakes d. drifts
4. “All the pretty things put by…”
a. cold b. soft c. beautiful d. small
5. “Sheep and shepherds, trees and crooks…”
a. thieves b. streams c. curves d. plants
6. “How am I to sing your praise…”
a. approval b. criticism c. prayer d. song