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The Flight of Icarus

Authored by Joshua Webb

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 7+ times

The Flight of Icarus
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"She makes a moderate income as a driver." One synonym for moderate is . . .

insignificant

undeveloped

average

melancholy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"As they flew across the land to test their __________ before setting out across the dark wild sea, plowmen below stopped their work and shepherds gazed in wonder, thinking Daedalus and Icarus were gods."

prowess

moderate

frantic

anxiety

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Impressive performances have indicated this and many of your opponents will testify to your physical prowess." Prowess means . . .

fault

skill

concern

variety

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"He was bewitched by a sense of freedom and beat his wings ___________ so that they would carry him higher and higher to heaven itself."

sadly

frantically

accidently

inquisitively

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is a synonym for frantically.

madly

sanely

softly

thankfully

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Daedalus, crazed by __________, called back to him, 'Icarus! Icarus, my son, where are you?' At last he saw the feathers floating from the sky, and soon his son plunged through the clouds into the sea."

prowess

frantic

moderate

anxiety

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Myths usually take place in . . .

the distant future.

the ancient past.

the present day.

the not so distant future

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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