Advice to Writers - Billy Collins
Authored by Thaddaeus Christy
English
9th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What advice does Billy Collins give to writers?
Ignore reading, write only occasionally, and never seek inspiration
Limit reading and writing, and wait for inspiration to strike
Never read, never write, and avoid inspiration
Read as much as you can, write as much as you can, and put yourself in the path of inspiration.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the poet's most likely job?
a teacher
a janitor
a writer
a musician
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the figurative language trying to convey to the reader?
Make sure you say your prayers before the Pope comes.
Make sure your mind is clear and clean before you write.
Make sure you clean your house before your company arrives.
Make sure give good directions to your home.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the imagery in stanza 5 help the reader visualize?
It helps them visualize how nice their home looks.
It helps them visualize how ants will follow you.
It helps them visualize they should keep writing as much as they can.
It helps them visualize the consequences of writer's block.
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CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary theme of the poem?
People should clean their homes in order to stay healthy.
When writing, clear your mind and your thoughts will flow.
Janitors who write have a hard time writing.
Writers who clean their writing space could be janitors.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In stanza 4, the word immaculate means -
unclean or dirty
spotless or clean
religious or sacred
small or tiny
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of poem is "Advice to Writers"?
limmerick
free verse
haiku
epic
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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