Hard Times Quiz 1

Who wants only to teach facts in the classroom?

• Charles Dickens

• David Copperfield

• Thomas Gradgrind

• Sissy Jupe

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

All is true about Student #20, EXCEPT FOR

• She calls herself Sissy

• The teacher renames her Cecilia

• Her father works with horses

• She defines horses to the teacher’s satisfaction

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

According to those advocating fact over fancy, all of the following should be so, EXCEPT FOR

• Students should not dress in bright colors

• Wallpaper should not have pictures of horses

• Carpet should not have representations of flowers

• Cookware should not have pictures of birds and butterflies

Dickens feels that Mr. M’Choakumchild has learned the correct information to be an effective teacher.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Dickens uses all of the following techniques to make his argument, EXCEPT FOR

• Satire

• Non-fiction

• Metaphor

• Humor