Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins Quiz

Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins Quiz

11th Grade

10 Qs

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Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins Quiz

Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.9-10.9, RL.8.4, RL.11-12.2

+20

Standards-aligned

Created by

Alexis Kiesewetter

Used 6+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker ask the students to do with a poem?

Hold it up to the light like a color slide

Memorize it word for word

Write a summary of it

Ignore it completely

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following metaphors with their descriptions.

Adjust to the poem as you would to a broadcast

Hear it like a whisper

Engage with the poem as you would with music

Press an ear against its hive

Perceive the poem softly and subtly

Tune in like a radio

Experience the poem as if it were a buzzing beehive

Listen to it like a song

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker suggest doing inside the poem’s room?

Feel the walls for a light switch

Paint the walls

Rearrange the furniture

Open the windows

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What activity does the speaker want the students to do on the surface of a poem?

Waterski

Swim

Sail

Dive

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the students want to do with the poem, according to the speaker?

Tie it to a chair with rope

Frame it on the wall

Read it aloud

Write an essay about it

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speaker says the students (a)   to find out what the poem really means.

Beat it with a hose
Analyze it line by line
Discuss it in groups
Ask the author

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the author of "Introduction to Poetry"?

Billy Collins

Robert Frost

Emily Dickinson

Langston Hughes

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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