Walt Whitman and "I Hear America Singing"

Walt Whitman and "I Hear America Singing"

10th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Walt Whitman and "I Hear America Singing"

Walt Whitman and "I Hear America Singing"

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.4, RI.9-10.1

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ed Carson

Used 304+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Americans the speaker refers to in the poem "I Hear America Singing" are-
ordinary working people
wounded soldiers
great figures in the US history
doctors and nurses

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing?
The songs are out of tune
Each person has a different song
People are singing songs no one can hear
People are singing out of sorrow

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

You can infer that Whitman chose to write about these Americans because-
these were the people he had only read about 
he wanted them to have better working conditions
he wanted to make up for his life of privilege
he thought they were the true American heros

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which repeated word serves to unify this poem?
carols
worker
strong
singing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When used to refer to a poetic technique, the word catalog refers to - 
two related lines of poetry that rhyme
a list of related people, places or events
a comparison between two unlike things
a reference to another work of literature

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In "I Hear America Singing" Whitman uses a catalog to -
organize details
clarify ideas
show relationships
create rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Whitman favored the catalog as a technique because it expressed his-
English-Dutch heritage
knowledge of poetic devices
tendency to repeat himself
unbounded love for all things

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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