Surface Pressure
Authored by Brenna Garrison
English
8th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The song includes rhetorical questions including, "Who am I if I can't carry it all?" What is the purpose of the use of rhetorical questions?
To show the reader that there is no clear answer.
To get the other chacters to provide an answer to the question.
To get an accurate measurement.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Idioms are expressions that are not meant to be taken literally, but help express an idea. What does the idiom, "The straw in the stack/That breaks the camel's back" mean in the song?
Little things add up and eventually become unbearable.
Camels cannot carry a lot of straw despite their size.
Luisa was having trouble keeping up witht the quantity of straw.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Luisa use the simile, "I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is.?
It has no deeper meaning and is only there to continue the rhyme scheme.
To distract the reader with unreasonable compairisons.
to show that she feels strong and able to support anything.
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figure of speech in the following and the meaning: "Line up the dominoes / A light wind blows / You try to stop it tumbling / But on and on it goes"
Metaphor explaining that if Luisa allows herself one weakness, as it will lead to her eventual collapse.
Metaphor explaining that Luisa sees her life as a game.
Simile explaining that if Luisa allows herself one weakness, as it will lead to her eventual collapse.
Simile explaining that Luisa sees her life as a game.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of allusion?
to draw compairisons to well know historical or popular events or figures.
to show that are characters are exactly the same as the individual referenced.
to engage the reader with the use of slight of hand.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the author use repetition of the onomatopia?
To create the audio imagery of steady, repetitive forces that slowly wear away at a person.
To help introduce the conflict between Luisa and her family.
To emphasize how noisy it is in the town.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which is an example of an allusion?
Who am I if I can't carry it all?
Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop,
Was Hercules ever like "Yo, I don't wanna fight Cerberus"?
The ship doesn't swerve as it heard how big the iceberg is
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