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A Blessing

Authored by Amanda Newby

English

9th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 56+ times

A Blessing
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what time of day do the events in "A Blessing" take place?

sunrise
midday
twilight
midnight

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In "A Blessing", what have the ponies come "out of the willows" to do?

greet visitors
watch cars go by
graze in the woods
leap over the fence

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In "A Blessing", which of the following represents the separation between people and animals?

the highway
the pasture
the woods
the fence

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In "A Blessing", what is most likely the "blessing"?

the spring grasses that grow in the pasture
the light breeze that moves over the landscape
the relationship between the speaker and his friend
the feeling of closeness between humans and animals

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read these lines from "A Blessing".
And the eyes of those two Indian ponies
Darken with kindness.
They have come gladly out of the willows...
Which word in these lines make the horses seem human?

eyes, ponies
ponies, kindness
kindness, gladly
gladly, willows

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word best describes the tone of "A Blessing"?

playful
peaceful
sorrowful
suspenseful

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What real-life situation causes the poet to write "A Blessing"?

Discovering a pasture full of blossoms

Walking hand-in-hand with the girl he loved

See two ponies in a pasture

Riding a pony through a pasture of blossoms

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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