Quiz on 'Harlem' by Langston Hughes

Quiz on 'Harlem' by Langston Hughes

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Quiz on 'Harlem' by Langston Hughes

Quiz on 'Harlem' by Langston Hughes

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.7.10, RL.8.10, RI.3.5

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Chelby Collins

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the author of the poem 'Harlem'?

Langston Hughes

Walt Whitman

Robert Frost

Emily Dickinson

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central theme of the poem 'Harlem'?

Deferred dreams

Nature

War

Love

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a simile used in the poem?

like a raisin in the sun

like a broken glass

like a heavy load

like a syrupy sweet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What literary device is predominantly used in the poem 'Harlem'?

Simile

Personification

Alliteration

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the poem suggest might happen to a dream deferred?

It might dry up

It might be forgotten

It might be fulfilled

It might be ignored

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which line from the poem suggests a sense of burden?

Does it dry up

Or fester like a sore

Maybe it just sags

Or does it explode

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the phrase 'like a raisin in the sun' imply?

A dream that is dried up

A dream that is ignored

A dream that is fulfilled

A dream that is sweet

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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