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the beginning of the end of the world

Authored by Matthew Watson

English

9th - 10th Grade

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the beginning of the end of the world
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author of "the beginning of the end of the world" is:

Sara Teasdale

James Brown

Lucille Clifton

Emily Dickinson

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It is often said that cockroaches could withstand a nuclear war because:

they are so ugly

they are actually aliens

they would feast on the remains of everyone else

they can withstand 10 times as much radiation as a human

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does the author leave large spaces between some of the words?

To call attention to the roaches

To make the roaches seem lazy and slow

To create a pause for the reader

To create the correct number of beats per line

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What line implies that the roaches are not a threat?

bold with they bad selves

grim and patient in the sink

listening for the bang

not like soldiers --- like priests

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which line gives the reader dialect information about the residents of the house?

marching up out of the drains

bold with they bad selves

from our beds as always

listening for the bang of the end

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of dialect is found in the poem?

suburban

rural

urban

feminist

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what era does this story likely take place ?

World War I

Vietnam

Cold War

Desert Storm

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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