"The Abandoned Farmhouse" Comprehension
Authored by Karen Campbell
English
7th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the purpose of stanza 1?
To introduce us to the farm family
To introduce us to the farmer
To explain what happened to the family
To explain the reality of failure
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What can be inferred from stanza 1?
The farmer hated farming
The farmer was not good at farming
The farmer was forced to farm
The farmer was not a good husband or father
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read lines 7 and 8 of the poem. The poet uses these lines to show that -
the man was an inadequate farmer
the weather destroyed the farm and the family had to flee
the man liked to collect rocks
the field and barn flooded every time it would rain
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The repetition of the words “says the house” is used to –
compare the family members who once lived there
highlight the poor care the family gave to their home
describe the destruction the family caused to their property
show the family through the eyes of their home
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What can be inferred from stanza 2?
The family was happy
The family was afraid
The family was poor
The family loved farming
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Based on the poem, what is the meaning of scarce in stanza 2?
Having fear of the demand
Having an insufficient amount for the demand
Having a sufficient amount for the demand
Having an excess to meet the demand
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which statements describes how the first two stanzas are similar?
They focus on the events of what happened to the family farm.
They focus on the reason the farmhouse is abandoned.
They focus on the characters and the images of their life on the farm.
They focus on the conflict between the characters.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
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