And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

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1. Fill in the blanks as you go thorough this quiz. Pay special attention to how lines rhyme and what words will fit with the rhythm of the story. “All the long way to school And all the way back I’ve looked and I’ve looked And I’ve kept careful track But all that I’ve noticed Except my own ____ Was a horse and a wagon On Mulberry Street.” Galoshes Nose Self Feet

2. “That can’t be my story. That’s only a start. I’ll say that a _____ was pulling that cart! And that is a story that no one can beat, When I say that I saw it on Mulberry Street.” Caribou Zebra Dromedary Gavial

3. “The story would really be better to hear If the driver I saw were a charioteer. A gold and blue chariot’s something to meet, Rumbling like _______ down Mulberry Street!” The Green Bay Packers Lightning Thunder Hunger

4. “But it isn’t too late to make one little change. A sleigh and an _______! There’s something strange! I’ll pick one with plenty of power and size, A blue one with plenty of fun in his eyes. And then, just to give him a little more tone, Have a Rajah, with rubies, perched high on a throne.” Octopus Osteopath Dragon Elephant

5. “But now, I don’t know… It still doesn’t seem right. An elephant pulling a thing that’s so light Would whip it around in the air like a ____.” Sizable lump of coal Bubble Kite Flag

6. “But now what worries me is this Mulberry Street runs into Bliss, Unless there’s something I can fix up, There’ll be an awful traffic mix-up! It takes ______ to do the trick, To guide them through where traffic’s thick.” Police The National Guard Firemen The Navy

7. “The _____ is there And he thinks it is grand, And he raised his hat As they dash by the stand.” Mayor Actuary Janitor Sewage treatment plant worker

8. “With a roar of its motor an ________ appears And dumps out confetti while everyone cheers.” Airplane Accordion Blimp Algerian

9. “But Dad said quite calmly, ‘Just draw up your stool And tell me the sights On your way home from ______.’” School Boot camp Work Poughkeepsie

10. “Nothing,” I said, growing red as a ____, “But a plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street.” Beet Turnip Tuber of some sort Radish