THE STALLED OX AND A TRAGIC STORY
Authored by Sujatha Premlal
English
7th - 8th Grade
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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.
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
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
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
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
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
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
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
5. Was the sage finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position?
Yes
No
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
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
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
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
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CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
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