Abandoned Farmhouse Quiz 2nd Attempt

In the poem "The Abandoned Farmhouse", the man can be described as

• inexperienced
• lazy
• hardworking
• small

What is the author's overall tone in the poem "The Abandoned Farmhouse"?

• neutral
• concerned
• humorous
• angry

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the poem “Abandoned Farmhouse”, the poet uses personification to

• express the feelings of the objects.
• explain how the man feels about his wife.
• tell the story of the man and his family.
• show that there is still life inside of the house.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In the 3rd stanza of "The Abandoned Farmhouse",  the line "Its toys are strewn in the yard like branches after a storm" best illustrates

• The bank repossessed the farm
• the man was too busy to keep up the yard’s appearance.
• The family left the farm unexpectedly and in a hurry
• The child forgot to pick up the toys before going inside

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In stanza three of the poem “Abandoned Farmhouse”, the phrase “weed choked yard” shows that

• the house has been abandoned for some time
• the man did not take care of the yard
• there is a drought in that area.
• weeds don’t grow well on farms

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

In the first stanza of "The Abandoned Farmhouse", the poet describes “the Bible with a broken back”. The poet most likely chose this description to help the reader understand that the man who lived in the farmhouse:

• looked for comfort and answers to his troubles in the Bible
• was careless with his possessions 
• should have been spending more time farming 
• disliked religion and therefore threw the Bible onto the floor 

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the definition of personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• A word that is a sound

• An exaggeration

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun had radiant rays.

• The sun is a light bulb.

• The sun is like a light bulb.

• The sun smiled at us.

Name the preposition.

The cartoonist drew his comics in a sketchbook.

• cartoonist

• drew

• his

• in

What is a preposition?

• A word used to describe something

• The different uses of figurative language

• A word that describes where and/or when something is.

• A word used to explain a noun.