Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins Quiz

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English
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11th Grade
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Alexis Kiesewetter
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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.
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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