Wordsmiths (Pages 114-117) 5th Grade Wonders
Authored by KATIE STACY
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
How did Lucy Terry and her husband solve the problem with neighbors who tried to claim her land as their own?
They bawled.
They took their neighbors to court to address the "situation".
Terry and Ajibah called law enforcement.
They published poems together.
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CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
To summarize the author, Lucy Terry brought words to life through her poems. What does the phrase "brought words to life mean"?
It means...created a powerful image or feeling with words
It means...revitalized books.
It means...acted out the words.
It means...wrote down words.
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What made Lucy Terry stand out amongst other people who lived during colonial times?
She became free from slavery, bought land, eventually had more rights, and is the first known African American female poet.
Lucy was brought from Africa and enslaved.
Lucy wasn't remarkable.
When she died people didn't remember her or write an obituary.
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CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Lucy Terry was a problem solver as well as a poet. She was respected by many people. What can you infer about Lucy Terry?
Lucy was poor and unfortunate. Slavery ruined her life forever.
Her poems were published immediately and we can read many of them today.
People celebrated Lucy Terry because she was well-spoken, wise, and able to educate others through her words.
She didn't care about social equality, she only cared about her own personal problems.
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CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.4.9
CCSS.RI.5.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
As a poet, what problem did Wheatley have?
She couldn't focus on a topic to write her poetry about.
She had to prove herself, and at first, no one in Boston published her poetry.
She had too many publishers printing her words in Boston.
She made a collection of poems that nobody wanted to read.
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What was the solution to Wheatley's problem with Boston publishers? How did she get her poems out to the public?
She had to do better poetry, her work wasn't not good enough for publishers to print.
She had to go to other newspapers in the colonies.
She had to move to England to speak to publishers there, and she needed the help from a friend of the family in 1773.
She self-published.
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CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
How did George Washington feel about Phyllis Wheatley?
He respected her work, and wished to meet her in the future.
He was not impressed.
He didn't put emphasis on her talents.
He was too busy with being a general to respond to her letters.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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