The People Could Fly

The People Could Fly

7th Grade

10 Qs

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The People Could Fly

The People Could Fly

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.1.10, RL.4.9, RL.6.4

+31

Standards-aligned

Created by

Diane Forrest

Used 681+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which element makes this story a folk tale?

A It has characters with supernatural abilities.

B The conflict is between good and evil.

C It is a fictional account of a real event in history.

D It includes flying as a symbol for freedom.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

When did some of the people first have the ability to fly?

A when they were free in Africa

B when they were on the slave ships

C when they were tired of working on the plantations

D when they heard Toby speak the magic words

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why did the people who could fly shed their wings and stop flying?

A because they were treated brutally on plantations

B because they forgot how to fly

C because slave owners put chains on them

D because they could not take their wings on the slave ships

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What causes Sarah, the young man slave, and the others to fly away?

A. The Driver whips them.

B. They fall from the heat.

C They suddenly grow wings again.

D Toby says the magic words from Africa.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is in the phrase “She flew like an eagle”?

A metaphor

B personification

C simile

D dialect

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which metaphor is used to describe the Master of the plantation?

A a dark promise

B black and shinin’ stick

C a slice-open cut of pain

D a hard lump of clay

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What did the ones who could not fly do in the end?

A They learned to fly later when Toby returned

B They told the story to their children who eventually became free.

C They refused to believe that the other people could fly.

D They sang out joyfully to celebrate their friends’ freedom.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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