Do You Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?

Do You Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?

9th Grade

11 Qs

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Do You Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?

Do You Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.4, RL.8.10, RL.8.5

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the selections is an autobiography?

"Caged Bird"

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

"New Directions"

"Woman Work"

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is this poem mainly about?

Freedom and slavery

The lives of birds

Joy and singing

The dreams of birds

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

5 mins • 1 pt

Why does the caged bird sing?

It wants to challenge the free bird

It has to make others feel good

It wants to entertain people

It has only one way to express itself

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

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the caged bird’s singing reveal about him?

He is terribly unhappy.

He prefers to sing rather than to fly.

He does not know how to sing.

Singing is the only way he can talk to other birds.

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

1 min • 1 pt

The poem alternates between describing the free bird and the caged bird. This structure emphasizes

the contrast between being free and confined.

the similarity between the experiences of being free and confined.

the complicated struggle of being free.

the caged bird and free bird are the same species.

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

30 sec • 1 pt

The Free bird doesn't sing at all.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

According to the poem, the free bird can best be described as

Hungry

Content

Cautious

Thoughtful

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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