QUIZ#2 The Ball poem

Who is the poet of the Ball poem?

• Leslie Norris

• Carolyn Wells

• Robert Frost

• John Berryman

Where does the ball go?

• well

• house

• water

• drain

What does a ball cost?

• dimes

• 10 dimes

• 1 dime

• 4 dimes

How does the child react at the loss?

• stands rigid

• trembles

• stares

• all of them

How are the boy’s eyes?

• brilliant

• dull

• desperate

• all of the above

What does the poet say about money?

• internal

• external

• useless

• all of the above

Why does the poet decide not to console the boy?

• He is busy

• He is indifferent

• It will be of no use

• He is happy

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Name the literary device used in "Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Name the literary device used in "And no one buys a ball back."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The word ‘balls’ in the poem signify -

• toys possessed by children

• small things in life

• things that we posses in life

• sweet thoughts in our mind

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4