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Blackberry Picking

Authored by Telu Gaming

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

Blackberry Picking
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What does the speaker and his friends pick in the poem "Blackberry-Picking"?

a) Strawberries

b) Blueberries

c) Blackberries

d) apples

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is the initial emotion that the speaker and his friends feel when they start picking blackberries?

a) Excitement

b) Disappointment

c) Frustration

d) Sadness

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

In the poem, what do the blackberries represent symbolically?

a) Childhood innocence

b) Wealth and prosperity

c) Nature's beauty

d) The passing of time

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What happens to the blackberries as they are stored in the speaker's bedroom?

a) They become sweeter.

b) They rot and become mouldy.

c) They turn into jam.

d) They freeze and stay fresh.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What does the speaker describe as happening "like a plate of eyes" in the poem?

a) The blackberries ripening.

b) The summer sun setting.

c) The blackberries being eaten.

d) The children's laughter.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is the tone of the poem "Blackberry-Picking"?

a) Joyful

b) Bittersweet

c) Angry

d) Sarcastic

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is the meaning of the line "Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not" in the poem?

a) The speaker had high hopes for the blackberries but was always disappointed.

b) The speaker expected the blackberries to last all year.

c) The speaker knew the blackberries would eventually spoil.

d) The speaker hoped to share the blackberries with friends.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

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