JFK Inaugural Speech - Close Reading
Authored by Abigail Youngblood
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is parallelism?
The way words are placed in specific pattern to create the effect of safety and security for the reader
When a speaker chooses words that make the listener feel angry and restless
The arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses side by side making them similar in form and structure
When you write poetry and make the end of each stanza rhyme
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
CCSS.L.9-10.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was JFK's vice president?
Harry S. Truman
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What year was JFK elected and gave his speech?
1959
1961
1963
2018
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was JFK referring to when he said "...destruction unleashed by science..."
Science
WWII
Nuclear War
Russia
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did JFK feel about the United Nations?
He wanted to end the UN
He wanted the UN to help America
He didn't care about the UN
He wanted to protect and strengthen the UN
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did JFK add so many bible verses to his speech?
He was very religious
He thought it would be interesting
He wanted to make people upset
He wanted to sound cool
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an Idiom?
Someone who is dumb
Another word for parallelism
A type of writing that tries to make the audience feel inspired
A phrase that is common but not meant literally
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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