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Quiz on Literary Analysis

Authored by Sabrina Hill

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Quiz on Literary Analysis
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In “Hanging Fire,” where is the speaker’s mother?

at a dance party

at a school contest

behind a closed door

in the baby’s nursery

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In “Hanging Fire,” what does the speaker think about? Choose three options.

vacation

dying

a boy she likes

failing a test

wearing braces

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the speaker in “Translating Grandfather’s House” draw a second picture?

The first picture makes him homesick.

He can’t think of a title for the first picture.

The teacher thinks that he didn’t follow directions.

He decides that the first picture has incorrect details.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you watch the sun set on the horizon, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of horizon.

You are observing the sun setting over a body of water.

The sun is setting exactly when you thought it would.

The sunset is so bright that you cannot look at it for long.

You are seeing the sun at the boundary between the earth and sky.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When are awakenings most likely to happen?

at ends of naps

in times of sickness

at moments of great joy

in times of intense stress

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

PART A: In "Translating Grandfather's House," where is the house in the speaker’s first picture?

in a hot, dusty place

in a crowded, noisy place

in a beautiful place with rich soil

in a distant place with imaginary people

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which quotation from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

Rows of lemon & mango / Trees frame the courtyard

The shadow of a palomino / Gallops on the lip / Of the horizon.

“She was born there— / Right there on the second floor!”

Classmates finish drawings of New York City / Housing projects on Navy Street.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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