The Old Oaken Bucket
Authored by Heather Matthews
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement BEST describes how the second stanza of the poem contributes to its overall meaning?
It contrasts the battered old bucket with the surrounding beauty of nature.
It develops the setting by listing the different features of the family's farm.
It provides detailed information about how to operate an old-fashioned well.
It describes the speaker's fond memories of drawing water from the well.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read line 17 from the poem.
Then soon, with the emblem of truth overflowing,
What does the "emblem of truth" in this line refer to?
the deep stone well
the old wooden bucket
the well's white pebbles
the water from the well
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read these lines from the poem.
And now, far removed from the loved situation,
The tear of regret will intrusively swell,
As fancy reverts to my father's plantation,
And sighs for the bucket which hangs in the well;
Why does the speaker in the poem most likely sigh?
The speaker is thirsty for a drink of water.
The speaker feels tired from pulling up the bucket.
The speaker is deeply touched remembering the old bucket.
The speaker wishes the old bucket was in better shape.
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the illustration help the reader understand about the poem?
that the speaker remembers how difficult his life on the farm used to be
that the speaker feels joy in recalling simple things from his childhood
that the speaker is bothered by how much work it used to be just to get a drink
that the speaker is saddened by how far his childhood home was from other people
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CCSS.RI.4.7
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which phrase from the poem best shows how the speaker feels about his youth?
"How dear to my heart"
"I seized it"
"far removed"
"The tear of regret"
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
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