Reading Phyllis Wheatley

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the part of speech of the underlined word:

At the Boston slave market, Phyllis was purchased by John Wheatley.

• noun

• verb

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Which subject did Phyllis Wheatley not learn ?

• History

• Geography

• Latin

• Music

Multiple Choice

Why is Phyllis Wheatley well known in America?

• She was the first black woman to gain her freedom.

• She was the first black woman to publish her poetry.

• She was legally married to her master.

• She taught poetry .

Multiple Choice

Read the words below and define what you have read:

At age thirteen Phyllis wrote her first poem.

• It is a dependent clause.

• It is a gerund phrase.

• It is an independent clause.

• It is an appositive.

Multiple Choice

Her mistress realized that Phyllis was very talented. The underlined words are :

• An independent clause.

• A noun clause.

• An adverb clause.

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Wheatley, John Wheatley's wife, taught Phyllis how to speak, read and write in English. The underlined words are :

• An appositive

• A gerund phrase

• An adjective clause

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes Phyllis and her health when she was purchased by John Wheatley in 1761?

• Thriving

• Sickly

• Solid

• Robust

Multiple Choice

Choose the best words to complete the sentence: During the war ___________ wrote a poem for George Washington who later complimented her on her style and manner.

• Phyllis Wheatley was

• it was Phyllis Wheatley

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Phyllis Wheatley she

Multiple Choice

Chose the best words to complete the following sentence: In the eighteenth century, ________ but not many women who had access to formal education in the American colonies.

• there were

• it was

• were

• were there