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Allusion-Formative Assessment

Authored by Hannah Crook

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Allusion-Formative Assessment
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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.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.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.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.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.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 3 pts

Media Image

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.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

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.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.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.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.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.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

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