THE STALLED OX AND A TRAGIC STORY

THE STALLED OX AND A TRAGIC STORY

7th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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THE STALLED OX AND A TRAGIC STORY

THE STALLED OX AND A TRAGIC STORY

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.10, RI.5.5, RI.2.1

+44

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sujatha Premlal

Used 73+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

1. What is the sage's problem in the poem " A Tragic Story"?

He has encountered a mystery with his pigtail.

He wants to move his pigtail from the back of his head to the front, but can't

He wants to get rid of his pigtail.

His pigtail is hanging in his face.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

2. But wondered much and sorrowed more

Because it hung behind him.

What does 'it' refer to ?

The sage

The pig tail

The hat

The eyes

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

3. And though his efforts never slack

And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,

Alas! Still faithful to his back

The pigtail hangs behind him.

Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines.

tack - back

twist- twirl

slack- back

slack- tack - back

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

4. And right, and left, and round about,

And up, and down, and in, and out

He turned; but still the pigtail stout

Hung steadily behind him

What is the rhyming scheme of the these lines?

a-b-a-b

a-a-a-b

a-b-b-b

a-a-b-b

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

5. Was the sage finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position?

Yes

No

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

6. ‘There lived a sage in days of yore, And he a handsome pigtail wore ’.

Give the meaning of the word ' yore'

A mature and wise person

Eager to learn or know

In the past, ancient days

To hang freely

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

7. Choose the main characters of the story " The Stalled Ox"

Theophil Eshley

Adela Pingsford

The ox

Theophil Eshley, Adela and the ox

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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