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Theme & Textual Evidence Quiz (RL.1.1 & RL.1.2)

English

8th Grade

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Theme & Textual Evidence Quiz (RL.1.1 & RL.1.2)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What is the theme of the poem below? (RL.1.2)

Indifference will kill humanity

Desire rules over thought

Hatred rules over reason

There are two powerful forces that have the potential to destroy mankind

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What does fire likely symbolize? Use textual evidence to support your reasoning. (RL.1.1)

Widespread disease. "Some say the world will end in fire..."

Love or desire. "From what I’ve tasted of desire /

I hold with those who favor fire."

Hatred. "I think I know enough of hate..."

Indifference. "Ice...is also great / And would suffice."

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What does ice likely symbolize? Use textual evidence to support your reasoning. (RL.1.1)

The inevitability of death. "But if it had to perish twice..."

Hatred. "I think I know enough of hate / To say that for destruction ice / Is also great."

Indifference. "And would suffice."

The only force that can quench fire. "Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What is the theme of the poem below? (RL.1.2)

Love is eternal.

Love is fleeting, like the lifespan of a rose.

Love is fragile, like a rose's petals.

Love is a heavy burden to bear.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What does the rose likely reveal about the speaker's love? Use textual evidence to support your reasoning. (RL.1.1)

His love has died. "And fare thee weel, my only luve! / And fare thee weel awhile!"

His love is a recent relationship. "O my Luve is like a red, red rose / That’s newly sprung in June."

His love is a beauty to look upon. "So fair art thou, my bonnie lass / So deep in luve am I."

His love lives in a coastal region. "Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear / And the rocks melt wi’ the sun."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which line from the text DOES NOT prove the speaker's undying devotion? (RL.1.1)

"O my Luve is like the melody / That’s sweetly played in tune."

"And I will luve thee still, my dear / Till a’ the seas gang dry."

"I will love thee still, my dear / While the sands o’ life shall run."

"And I will come again, my luve / Though it were ten thousand mile."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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