CKLA Grade 4 Unit 3 Poetry
Authored by Sarah Velo
English
4th - 6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on fundamental poetry concepts and literary devices, making it perfectly suited for 4th grade English Language Arts instruction. The questions assess students' understanding of basic poetry terminology including structural elements like lines and stanzas, as well as figurative language devices such as similes, metaphors, personification, and alliteration. Students need to demonstrate their ability to distinguish between the poet (the writer) and the speaker (the narrator), identify rhyming patterns, and recognize how poetry is organized differently from prose writing. The assessment requires students to apply their knowledge of literary devices by analyzing specific examples, such as distinguishing between similes that use "like" or "as" and metaphors that make direct comparisons. Students must also understand that poetry has flexible rules, recognizing that not all poems are required to rhyme, and be able to identify sound devices like alliteration through provided examples. Created by Sarah Velo, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 4 and 6, this quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool for the CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) Grade 4 Unit 3 Poetry curriculum. Teachers can effectively use this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before poetry lessons, as guided practice during instruction to check for understanding, or as homework to reinforce concepts taught in class. The quiz format makes it ideal for quick comprehension checks and review sessions before summative assessments. This assessment aligns with Common Core State Standards including CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5 for explaining major differences between poems and prose, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5 for demonstrating understanding of figurative language including similes, metaphors, and common idioms. The quiz effectively supports teachers in measuring student progress toward mastering essential poetry vocabulary and literary analysis skills that form the foundation for more advanced literary study in upper elementary grades.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which poetry term refers to the "narrator" of the poem?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which poetry term refers to the writer of the poem?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
alliteration
assonance
couplet
rhyme
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What structure is poetry written in?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.7.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Two words that have the same ending sound are called...
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
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