"The Highwayman"

"The Highwayman"

6th - 7th Grade

20 Qs

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"The Highwayman"

"The Highwayman"

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.6.4, RL.5.2, RL.7.10

+11

Standards-aligned

Created by

Cheryl Skipper

Used 179+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speaker's point of view in the poem, "The Higwayman" is...

first person

second person

third person limited

third person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which lines in all stanzas contain repetition?

lines 1 and 2

lines 3 and 4

lines 4 and 5

all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of stanza 2?

to establish the setting

to describe the Highwayman

to reveal the Highwayman's personality

to suggest that the Highwayman is very dangerous

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speaker of this poem suggests that the Red Coat troop is....

brave

careless

cruel

foolish

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The poem suggests that the Red-Coat troop know where to wait for the Highwayman because...

Tim the ostler told them.

the landlord told them

a victim of the Highwayman told them.

a victim of the Highwayman told them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Bess shoot herself?

She doesn't want to live anymore.

She is trying to shoot one of the Red Coats.

She accidentally pulls the trigger.

She wants to warn the Highwayman.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following stanzas creates the most suspense in the rising action of the poem?

Stanza 2

Stanza 6

Stanza 12

Stanza 16

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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