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Poetry Collection 1

Authored by Rachel Swindle

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Poetry Collection 1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

She flung the javelin past the trees.

Based on this sentence, what is the meaning of the word flung?

to throw forcefully with passion.

to toss casually

to pitch a ball with a friend

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The pole vaulter catapulted to new heights.

Based on this sentence, what is the meaning of the word catapulted?

to send through the air with a quick forward motion

a mechanism for propelling stones or other objects

a weapon used to shoot arrows

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The exhausted runner lurched to the finish line.

Based on this sentence, what is the meaning of the word lurched?

to move suddenly in an unsteady way

to move from place to place rapidly

to move slowly and steadily

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The words flung, catapulted, and lurched all share a connotation of fast, forceful movements. Which of the following words share the same connotation? (Choose 2)

heave

toss

lunge

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Identify 3 words or phrases that describe the staircase in "Mother to Son"

boards torn up

carpeted

splinters

bare

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In "Mother to Son", what does the speaker tell her son NOT to do?

She tells her son not to give up.

She tells her son that life is not fair.

She tells her son that people are generally kind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the poem "To James", what event does the speaker refer to at the poem's start?

The son winning a race.

The son competing in football.

The son winning the high jump.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

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