In Mrs Tilscher's Class
Authored by D Young
English
8th - 10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of Duffy's primary school?
St Joseph's Convent School
St Austin's Primary School
St Augustine's Primary School
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are the two possible reasons for the reduction in stanza length in stanzas three and four?
To reflect the destabilising nature of adolescence
To suggest the speaker misses the loss of childhood
To reflect the reduction in confidence that can come with adolescence
To reflect the lack of time left in Mrs Tilscher's class
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
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the personification 'xylophone's nonsense' suggest?
Someone is playing a xylophone loudly
Someone is playing the xylophone expertly
Someone is playing the xylophone badly
A xylophone is being silly
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the correct effect of the short sentences in the line: 'Tana. Ethiopia. Kartoum. Aswan.'?
It bores the reader.
It quickens the pace
It highlights that the speaker is a child, writing in short sentences.
It creates the effect of an incantation, recitation or spell.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which two methods are used in stanza fourth to show the speaker's discomfort?
Triples
Pathetic fallacy
Simile
Caesura
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which two words could be used to describe the tone in stanza three?
Shocked
Frustrated
Anxious
Light-hearted
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which term does stanza three take place?
Easter
Winter
Summer
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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