Empty House

Empty House

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Empty House

Empty House

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7th Grade

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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The larger setting (place) of the poem is in a ​ (a)   . The smaller setting is inside a ​ (b)   . The time isn't clear but the poem mentions ​ (c)   so perhaps it is during the ​ (d)   .

house
bedroom
shadows
late afternoon

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The rhyming pattern of the poem is

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which answer shows alliteration from the fifth stanza? (including correct exam format and underlining)

friend / flutter

'body beats'

'Out through the window, watch him wheel and fly'

'I won't hurt you, my friend. Don't flutter, don't start'

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the best answer to the question: In the poem what is personified? How is it personified?

The house is personified. It is given the human-like quality of being lonely.

The narrator is personified. He / She is given the human-like action of opening the bedroom door.

The bird is personified. It is described as a 'friend' and given the pronoun 'he'.

The water is personified. It is given the human-like action of 'rumbling'.

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the similes to the 'best fit' shared qualities

still, heavy, lingering

'Driving Fear like an icicle through my heart?'

piercing, cold, penetrating

'And the silence hangs like dust in the air'

quick, light, energetic

'But his body beats wild like a feathered heart.'

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The poem has a lot of sensory imagery to do with ​ (a)   Evidence can be seen in the lines 'And the silence hangs like dust in the air' and​ (b)   . The poem also includes ​ (c)   imagery, such as 'I gather him gently in my hands' and ​ (d)   .

hearing
touch
sight
smell
taste
'And hear something rustling across the floor'
'The rooms and the hallway seem cold and bare'

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What mood is set in the first stanza? Choose the best answer and reason.

The first stanza sets a free and peaceful mood. The narrator is alone in the house without parents.

The first stanza sets a suspenseful and fearful mood. The narrator is terrified to be left alone in the house.

The first stanza sets a serious mood. The narrator longs for the noise of family and the house seems empty.

The first stanza sets a light-hearted, playful mood. The narrator exaggerates to be funny.

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