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Punching the Air - p.3-p.62 - WK 4

Authored by Kandice Linwright

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

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Punching the Air - p.3-p.62 - WK 4
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of the authors of Punching the Air is Yusef Salaam. Which group is he part of?

The Jonas Brothers

The Chicago Seven

The Exonerated Five

The New York Trio

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the African meanings for the name Umi?

Hope

Servant

Precious

Warrior

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define optics

indicative of having great meaning

to notice something isn't right

to observe a remarkable event

the way an event is perceived by the public

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence has no errors in its parallel structure?

Barking dogs, kittens that were meowing, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.

Barking dogs, meowing kittens, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.

Dogs that bark, kittens that meow, and parakeets squawking greet the pet shop visitors.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What words does Amal use to describe how he had to change his perspective to see the black faces?

optical illusion

right and left

backward or upside down

top to bottom

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why is White Space II titled White Space II? (select all that apply)

To show how the courtroom, defendants, and jury see the world

To show how Amal sees the world

To show that no one speaking was from his side of the world

To show that his world and the world of East Hills are so different

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On page 16, in "The Thinker," what is the allusion referring to?

"...or a fallen angel cast into this hell..."

Hercules (from mythology)

Lucifer (the devil)

God

Bulletproof

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

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