"A Blessing" by James Wright Multiple Choice EOC review

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9th Grade

8 Qs

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"A Blessing" by James Wright Multiple Choice EOC review

"A Blessing" by James Wright Multiple Choice EOC review

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English

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.4, RI.7.1, RI.11-12.5

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which definition best matches the use of the word "contain" in line 9?

1. to hold or be capable of holding within a fixed limit or area

2. to consist of; comprise

3. to keep (one’s feelings, behavior, etc.) within bounds; restrain

4. to prevent (enemy forces) from operating beyond a certain level or area

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which line from the poem provides context that supports the meaning of the word grazing in line 8? A Line 4 B Line 9 C Line 14 D Line 17

Line 4

Line 9

Line 14

Line 17

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of gentleness?

And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness.

At home once more, They begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness.

We step over the barbed wire into the pasture Where they have been grazing all day, alone.

She is black and white, Her mane falls wild on her forehead,

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of these best describes the structure of the poem?

regular pattern of rhyming couplets

Triplets of three successive rhyming lines

Unrhymed lines all in the same meter

Free verse with no rhyme or meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Read line 12 from the poem:

There is no loneliness like theirs

What tones are conveyed by this line?

Mournful and intimate

Bitter and disgusted

Scornful and cynical

Resigned and baffled

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Lines 13 and 14 suggest that the ponies---

have traveled far

are in a comfortable and familiar place

have not had a chance to eat for a while

are excited to see their visitors

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In line 7, the act of stepping over barbed wire represents the speaker’s —

increasing self-awareness

imagined hardships

desire to embrace nature

ability to forgive mankind

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The simile in line 11 —

suggests that the ponies have been in the rain

describes how the speaker and his friend interact with the ponies

presents the ponies as timid and graceful

reflects the ponies’ fearful behavior

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5