Poetry CheckIn

Poetry CheckIn

Assessment

Passage

English

5th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.4.4, RL.4.2, RL.4.9

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Part A). What is a possible theme for this poem?

Dreams are meaningless

Forget your dreams before they ruin your life

Never give up on your dreams

Without dreams, life will be difficult

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Part B). What is another possible theme for this poem?

Dreams are meaningless

Forget your dreams before they ruin your life

Never give up on your dreams

Without dreams, life will be difficult

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does Hughes repeat "Hold fast to dreams"?

to show how hard they are to remember

because he didn't know what else to write

to stress how important they are

because they are very slippery

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the verse "Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly" mean?

You can no longer fly

Life will be very difficult and possibly hopeless

You need to go to the hospital

Dreams are not important

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Part A). Select the lines below that are examples of metaphors. Select all that apply

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Part B). Select the lines below that are examples of metaphors. Select all that apply

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many stanzas does this poem have?

1

2

3

4

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4