
Allusion-Formative Assessment
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is allusion?
an indirect reference
a word whose sound suggests its meaning
the repetition of the same sound in words
an exaggeration or overstatement
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
In the biblical story of David and Goliath, a young boy takes down a giant using only a slingshot. Alluding to this story when describing a battle most likely implies that
one fighter is large and the other is not.
the two fighters are equally matched.
the bigger fighter will probably win.
one fighter's name is David.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To spot an allusion, a reader must first use
the internet
a dictionary
another book
prior knowledge
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 3 pts
Which line from Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" contains an allusion to the bible?
"So dawn subsides to day."
"Then leaf subsides to leaf."
"So Eden sank to grief."
"Nothing gold can stay."
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: Allusions are fully explained by the author of a text.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
An artist may allude to
mythology only.
books and movies only.
Shakespeare's works only.
literature, history, and pop culture.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
West Side Story is a musical about a young man and woman who fall in love despite being from warring gangs. Which of Shakespeare's plays does it allude to?
Richard III, which tells the story of King Richard, who killed his brothers and nephews to seize the crown of England.
King Lear, in which a king gives his land to two evil daughters while disowning his one loyal daughter
All's Well that Ends Well, in which a young man who doesn't love her back
Romeo and Juliet, in which two teens from enemy families get married and die for their love
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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