Birthday Wishes (IOBA p.30-31)

Birthday Wishes (IOBA p.30-31)

7th - 8th Grade

6 Qs

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Birthday Wishes (IOBA p.30-31)

Birthday Wishes (IOBA p.30-31)

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English

7th - 8th Grade

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Tiffani FuquayVarinaMS

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the first line of the poem, Ha says, “Wishes I keep to myself.” What can you infer about Ha’s character based on this phrase? (RL 8.1)

Ha is shy.

Ha is private about her hopes.

Ha likes to keep secrets.

Ha likes to have people guess her thoughts.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What do you think the word chiding means in this context of the sixth stanza of the poem?(RL8.4) “Wish Mother would stop / chiding me to stay calm, / which makes it worse.”

Scolding

Whispering

Calming

Positive

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What evidence in the text helped you figure out what “chiding” meant in that context? (RL 8.4)

The text states that mother makes it worse when she chides me to stay calm

Calm means quiet.

Mother is very soft spoken and spoils Ha.

The text states that Ha gets upset when her brothers say mean things.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Based on Stanzas 8 and 9 of “Birthday Wishes” Ha writes, “Wish Father would come home….” Which of the following statements explains why she wants him to return? (RL 8.1)

Ha wants her father to return home so that her mother’s permanent frown” to be lifted and she will be happy again

Ha wants her father to return home and the war to end

Ha wants her father to return home so that her mother will be nice to her.

Ha wants her father to return home to bring her a present.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Ha writes of seven wishes.

Based on these seven wishes, and other things you know about Ha, which of the following best describes her character? (RL 8.1)

She selfishly wishes for things to make her happy.

She is a complex character who wishes for both childlike and serious things.

Her wishes show that she wants to please others.

She is unrealistic and just wishes for impossible things.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following quotes most strongly supports the answer to question #5?

“Wish I could lose my chubby cheeks.”

“Wish I could stay calm no matter what my brothers say.”

“Wish I could let my hair grow, Mostly I wish Father would appear in our doorway and make Mother’s lips curl upward.”

“Wish that my Father would come home so I can stop daydreaming that he will appear in my classroom.”