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Poetry Unit practice test

Authored by Michael Bean

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Poetry Unit practice test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The world is

a glass overflowing

with water


The line above is a:

metaphor

simile

adverb

allusion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The sun is a yellow skittle shinning brightly in the sky.

What element of poetry does this sentence show?

similie

onomatopoeia

metaphor

rhyme

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

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath.


This is an example of what element?

simile

metaphor

alliteration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The third graders are as wild as a den of lions.


What element is in this sentence?

metaphor

simile

alliteration

onomatopoeia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of poetry does not follow any regular rhythm or rhyme scheme?

Lyric
Narrative
Ballad
Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of poetry tells a story?

Narrative
Limerick
Haiku
Free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What structure is poetry written in?

Sentences & paragraphs
Sentences & stanzas
Lines & paragraphs
Lines & stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

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