"Casey at the Bat" Review

1. Select the best definition for the word grim as used in the poem.

• A. go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.

• B. mood

• C. unpleasant

• D. noisy commotion

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2. Select the best definition for the word melancholy as used in the poem.

• A. a gloomy state of mind

• B. the face, usually with reference to shape, features

• C. the associated meaning of a word; connotation of a word can be positive, negative, or neutral

• D. unpleasant

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

3. Which of the follow is a synonym for tumult?

• A. expression
• B. came before
• C. sadness
• D. uproar

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4. Select the definition of visage as used in the poem.

• A. noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob

• B. the face, usually with reference to shape, features

• C. to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time

• D. a gloomy state of mind

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5. The mood when Flynn and Jimmy Blake are due up to bat in the third stanza is best described as...

• A. exciting, because both players are fan favorites and two of Mudville’s best
• B. optimistic, because the fans know Casey can win the game for them
• C. calm, because everyone knows the game will be ending shortly
• D. downcast, because the fans do not have faith in either player

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

6. Which of the following words best describes Casey in stanzas 7-10 when the author uses “sneer,” “haughty grandeur,” and “ignore” to describe Casey's behavior?

• A. nervous
• B. angry
• C. overconfident
• D. humble

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

7. With which of the following statements would the speaker of the poem most likely agree?

• A. All of the Mudville players are beloved by their fans.
• B. The outcome of the game affects the entire feeling of the town.
• C. Casey is more worried about his at-bat than the fans are.
• D. There was never any hope that Casey would come through and help win the game.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Select the best definition for precede as it is used in the poem.

• to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.

• expression

• noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob

• the associated meaning of a word; connotation of a word can be positive, negative, or neutral.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Select the definition for connotation.

• the face, usually with reference to shape, features

• to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.

• sadness

• the associated meaning of a word; connotation of a word can be positive, negative, or neutral.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4