Growing Pains - Poetry Practice

Growing Pains - Poetry Practice

8th Grade

7 Qs

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Growing Pains - Poetry Practice

Growing Pains - Poetry Practice

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.10, RI. 9-10.2, RL.8.4

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Adrianne Fore

Used 28+ times

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The title of the poem refers to -

physical pain associated with growing older

emotional pain associated with growing up

pain that grows worse over time

pain that only grown-ups understand

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What literary or poetic element creates rhythm in the first stanza (lines 1-6)?

Personification

Metaphor

Rhyme

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The words bawled me out (line 1) and okay (line 8) contribute to the poem's -

formal style

amusing style

journalistic style

conversational style

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following words is used as a metaphor in the poem?

lazy (line 2)

pigsty (line 3)

Stiff (line 9)

letter (line 14)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Growing Pains" is a narrative poem because it -

expresses the speaker's thoughts and feelings

tells a story with characters and conflict

has no regular rhythm or rhyme scheme

describes the adventures of a hero

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Every line of the poem comes to a complete stop. The poem also contains many short sentences. This structure suggests that the poem's speaker -

is struggling to make sense of a series of events

is breathless with rage over her encounter with her mother

is trying to express the humdrum nature of an ordinary day

assumes that her audience will have trouble understanding long sentences

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The main idea that the writer most likely wants to convey is that -

worry can sometimes cause a person to lash out against a loved one

parents can sometimes behave like children

young people can feel scared when they realize parents have problems of their own

parents shouldn't share their personal problems with their children

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2