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"Mama is a Sunrise" by Evelyn Tooley Hunt

Authored by Kathy Mead

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 76+ times

"Mama is a Sunrise" by Evelyn Tooley Hunt
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The title, "Mama is a Sunrise," is what type of figurative language?

metaphor

personification

idiom

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What connotation does the word "sunrise" have?

hope and happiness

anxiety

peace and quiet

impatience

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which line from "Mama is a Sunrise" uses alliteration?

and we rise up shining

like lump coal lighted

Mama is a sunrise

that promises tomorrow and tomorrow

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What effect does the alliteration have?

It creates an image of Mama.

It adds excitement.

It has a soothing sound.

It leads to the theme.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"she kindles us / like lump coal lighted, / and we wake up glowing" means

Mama encourages her kids to try their best.

Mama keeps the house extra warm for her kids.

Mama makes her kids feel happy and loved.

Mama makes her kids get up early in the morning.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which statement best paraphrases line 5?

Papa has nice eyes.

Papa feels jumpy when Mama is around.

Papa is happy when Mama is around.

Papa is a handsome man.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is "she warms us / like grits and gravy"?

hyperbole

personification

metaphor

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

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