Speech to the Young: Poem Analysis Quiz
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English
6th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From the title of this poem, the reader can infer that the —
speaker is an older person
speech was written long ago
speech was given at a school
speaker has made many mistakes
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main theme of the poem?
It is important to be cautious at all times.
Life is too short to worry about the future.
Life means different things to different people.
Stay positive and don’t dwell on the past.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The poet establishes an informal voice by using —
a rigid structure
frequent line breaks
an accented meter
challenging diction
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read line 2 of the poem. say to the down-keepers, The poet is most likely referring to people who —
do not think of the future
struggle to succeed in life
are discouraging to others
believe life should be easy
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read lines 2-5 of the poem. What is the most likely purpose for using line breaks after each type of person mentioned?
to emphasize the steady rhythm of those lines
to create rhymes at the ends of the lines
to separate different speakers
to make the poem longer
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The reader can infer that the poet’s main purpose is to —
show the importance of self-expression through poetry
describe the serious problems life can bring
prove how effective short poems can be
encourage readers to be persistent
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the central message presented in lines 10–11?
Look to the past to learn how to live in the future.
Do not focus too intensely on the past or the future.
Be proud of your accomplishments, but do not dwell on them.
Remember your mistakes, but do not allow them to hinder you.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
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