Encounter with MLK by Maya Angelou

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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the POV of the story?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Looking at him in my office, alone, was like seeing a lion sitting down at my dining-room table eating a plate of mustard greens."
This line is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What joke does Dr. King play on Maya Angelou?
He puts a whoopie cushion in her chair
King surprises her by sitting in her chair with his back to the door
He tells her a joke
King does not play a joke on her
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Angelou afraid to tell Dr. King about her brother?
She is afraid of how he will react and that he might lose respect for her
King is not very good with being told bad news
She does not trust Dr. King
Angelou is afraid he might yell at her
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Dr. King want to meet Angelou?
He wanted her to write a story about him
He heard good things about Angelou
He needed help with SCLC
He wanted to thank her for her work and get to know a little about her
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"He had an easy friendliness, what was unsettling"
This line is an example of-
Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pick the best synonym for the word shanty.
mansion
abode
hut
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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