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APEX 3.2.4 Practice Quiz

Authored by Paulette Nestrick

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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APEX 3.2.4 Practice Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which words from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" create a gloomy tone?

"Leaves" and "boughs"

"Sweet" and "sang"

"Love" and "nourish'd"

"Expire" and "ashes"

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Read this passage:


In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire

That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,

As the death-bed whereon it must expire

Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.


William Shakespeare, "Sonnet 73"

Which two things are being compared in the passage?

Approaching death and the light of a fire slowly going out

The passion of youth and the intense heat of a fire

The chaos of emotions and the mess caused by the ashes of a fire

Being consumed by love and a fire destroying everything it touches

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

ead "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now" by A. E. Housman. Then answer the question.


Why does Housman compare life to the blossoming of a cherry tree?

Because life is fun only in the summer when flowers are in bloom

Because both come and go quickly and should be enjoyed at all times

Because we should wait until spring comes to enjoy the world again

Because most people will live as long as a cherry tree does

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

read "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins. Then answer the question.


In the poem, Collins suggests that memories do what as people age?

Pack a bag

Read a novel

Ride a bicycle

Watch the moon

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Read "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins. Then answer the question.


Which statement describes a structural characteristic of the poem?

It does not follow a formal structure.

Every other line contains a rhyme.

It has seven stanzas of equal length.

Each line has 10 syllables.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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