
Shooting an Elephant
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English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Orwell´s attitude toward imperialism as revealed in the first two paragraphs is one of
loyalty
Enthusiasm
hatred & bitterness
Indifference
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In paragraph 1 Orwell uses each of the following EXCEPT
Ironic contrast
Colloquial or informal diction
Variety of sentence structure
Shift in point of view
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What major incident in the story creates the conflict in the selection?
An elephant had escaped and killed an Indian
The narrator hates his job as an British Imperial "Policeman"
The native Burmese want to kill the elephant for its tusks
The narrator is almost trampled to death by the elephant
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paragraph 1 serves each of the following purposes EXCEPT
it establishes the speaker´s tone
it clearly identifies the central event of the essay
it identifies the narrator´s position in relation to the events
it establishes the point of view of the essay
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CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The speaker´s tone in paragraph 1-3 can best be described as
argumentative and outraged
formal and authoritative
humorous and satirical
candid and reflective
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Each of the following quotations contains irony EXCEPT
¨ the crowd yelled with hideous laughter.¨ (par. 1)
¨All this was perplexing and upsetting¨ (par. 2)
¨"The young Buddhist priests were the worst of all" (par. 1)
¨Theoretically- and secretly,of course- I was all for the Burmese¨ (par.2)
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The statement, ¨All I knew was that I was stuck between my hatred of the empire I served and my rage against the spirited little beasts who tried to make my job impossible¨ (par. 2) involves each of the following EXCEPT
ambivalence
frustration
reflection
devotion
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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