Write a Haiku About Your Pet (or Pretend Pet)

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the syllable pattern of a haiku?

   1. 7-5-7
   2. 5-7-5
   3. 3-5-3
   4. 5-5-7

2. Where did haiku poetry originally come from?

   1. Italy
   2. Brazil
   3. Japan
   4. Egypt

3. You count the syllables in an AI-written haiku and line 2 has 8 syllables instead of 7. What should you do?

   1. Publish it anyway — close enough!
   2. Delete the whole poem
   3. Ask the AI to fix line 2 so it has exactly 7 syllables
   4. Count again until you get 7

4. What is the best way to check if an AI-written haiku has the right syllable count?

   1. Trust the AI — it never gets syllables wrong
   2. Count the letters in each word
   3. Clap once for every syllable as you say the poem out loud
   4. Count the spaces between words

5. Which information helps AI write the BEST haiku about your pet?

   1. Your pet's name and one funny or sweet thing it does
   2. Your pet's birthday and vet's name
   3. How much your pet weighs
   4. What food your pet eats

6. Traditional haiku poems often include nature elements. If you write a haiku about your dog, which nature detail might you add?

   1. Your dog's favorite TV show
   2. The sunny backyard where your dog loves to roll in the grass
   3. What brand of dog food you buy
   4. The brand of your dog's collar

7. Count the syllables in this line: 'My fluffy cat naps.' How many syllables does it have?

   1. 3
   2. 4
   3. 5
   4. 6

8. You don't have a pet. Can you still write a haiku about an animal?

   1. No — you need a real pet to write about animals
   2. Yes — you can write about a pretend pet or any animal you love
   3. Only if you borrow someone else's pet
   4. No — haiku must only be about real things you own

9. Alex asks AI to write three different haikus about his goldfish. Why is getting three versions helpful?

   1. Three haikus are always better than one
   2. He can compare them, pick his favorite, or combine the best lines from each
   3. AI requires you to ask for three versions
   4. Goldfish need three poems

10. Can AI sometimes get the haiku syllable count wrong?

    1. No — AI always counts syllables perfectly
    2. Yes — AI can make syllable counting mistakes, so you should always check
    3. Only for very long words
    4. Only if you use a foreign language

11. What makes haiku different from most other types of poetry?

    1. Haiku must always rhyme
    2. Haiku has a strict 17-syllable structure across three lines
    3. Haiku can be any length
    4. Haiku only uses one word per line

12. Sofia writes a haiku about her cat Mochi and shares it with her class. The class loves it! Who is the author?

    1. The AI, because it wrote the syllables
    2. The AI and Sofia equally
    3. Sofia, because she directed the AI and shaped the poem
    4. Mochi the cat

13. Which of these pet descriptions would produce the most VIVID haiku?

    1. I have a dog
    2. My brown dog likes things
    3. My golden dog Biscuit leaps through autumn leaves every morning
    4. Dog, yard, leaves

14. What does the word 'imagery' mean in poetry?

    1. Using images from the internet
    2. Words that create a picture or feeling in the reader's mind
    3. Rhyming words at the end of lines
    4. Counting the syllables correctly

15. Why is haiku a great form to practice when using AI for poetry?

    1. Because haiku is the easiest poem — just write anything
    2. Because the strict syllable rules give you a clear way to check if the AI did it right
    3. Because AI can only write haiku
    4. Because haiku doesn't need syllables