Simile: Willow and Ginkgo / Introduction to Poetry

Simile: Willow and Ginkgo / Introduction to Poetry

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.5, RL.5.3, RL.6.3

+16

Standards-aligned

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Stephanie Boyer

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Lines 1–4 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” reveal that the ---

speaker is an artist

plants look very different

speaker dislikes both plants

plants grow next to each other

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The descriptions in lines 5–8 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” help you visualize the trees by appealing to ---

sight

smell

sound

touch

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The poet most likely includes a stanza break after line 12 in “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” because the ---

willow is becoming less beautiful

fifth stanza discusses only the ginkgo

fourth stanza is only one long sentence

fourth stanza discusses only the willow

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which excerpt from “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” uses feminine ideas to help you visualize the willow?

“like a nymph with streaming hair”

“sleek as a velvet-nosed calf”

“dips to the water”

“like an etching”

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Lines 17–20 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” emphasize the ---

beauty of plants in nature

dirtiness of many cities

strength of the ginkgo

love children have for nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In lines 1–4 of “Introduction to Poetry,” the speaker ---

complains that people cannot understand poems

suggests new approaches to reading a poem

reveals the reasons that people enjoy poetry

persuades “them” to read different poems

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does the poet compare to a poem in the metaphor in lines 9–11 of “Introduction to Poetry”?

a body of water

the author of a poem

a person waterskiing

the shore of a body of water

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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