The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - Balanced Assessment

What do we know about the reading from the line "hardly a man is now alive" in the first stanza.

• The author witnessed Paul Revere's ride.

• The author is a person from a later time.

• The author is Paul Revere's friend

• The author is Paul Revere.

What does, " One, if by land, and two, if by sea," mean?

• The lanterns are lit to show the British are attacking.

• One lantern is lit to show theBritish are attacking, and two are lit to show they are not attacking.

• The lanterns are lit to show no one is attacking.

• One lantern is lit if the British come by land. Two lanterns are lit if they come by ship on the sea.

What word helps you identify the meaning of the word "muffled" in the third stanza?

• silently

• oar

• just

• rowed

Choose the two synonyms for the word "tread" as used in the fourth stanza:

• uniform

• stride

• step

• breath

What is the meaning of the word "trembling" from the fifth stanza?

• imposing

• heavy

• soaring

• shaking

Choose the meaning of the homograph "spell" in the sixth stanza:

• a period of time

• magic influence

• a person's turn at work

• write a word's letter in the correct order

What does the word "impetuous" mean in the seventh stanza?

• done with rash energy

• done in a timid way

• done in a rude way

• done without any excitement

Identify the personification:

• moon like a prison bar

• line like a bridge of boats

• watchful night-wind

• heart is a brick

Identity the words that describe the tone of the poem (Pick two).

• alarm

• magnified

• dread

• steep