Poetry Quiz
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Part A : What type of poem is this?
rhymed verse
free verse
limerick
haiku
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Part B: Which description supports your answer to Part A?
Rhyming pattern
silly, rhyming pattern, 5 lines
no patterns in rhyme or meter
no rhyme pattern, 17 syllables
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This question has 2 parts. First answer Part A and then Part B.
Part A:
"Warm sand creeps between my toes" (Line 2)
Which type of figurative language is used in line 2?
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Part B:
Why does the author use the type of figurative language identified in Part A?
to describe the sounds that the beach is making
to show that the sand is moving slowly
to hint at how warm the sand is
to compare sand to waves
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read this line from the Poem:
"The waves are crashing" (line 1)
What does the affix in the word crashing tell you about the waves as used in this line?
the waves hit the shore over and over again
The waves have already hit the shore
The waves hit the shore right now
The waves will hit the shore
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence below:
Anansi the spider, loves to spin a tale!"
Which type of figurative language is the phrase "spin a tale"?
idiom
simile
metaphor
personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence below:
"Anansi the spider loves to spin a tale!"
Why did the author use the figurative language? What does this mean?
to show that he likes to make up stories
to describe the type of tales he tells
to compare storytelling to spinning
to make the tale more human-like
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
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