Drought Hmh

Drought Hmh

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Drought Hmh

Drought Hmh

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RL.7.10, RL.5.9, RL.5.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The meter of “The Drought” is most like —

a thunderstorm

a calm heartbeat

an excited song

an irregular drumbeat

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The poem, “The Drought,” is different from a short story because —

the story of the drought and the farmer is incomplete

the story of the drought and the farmer is in the third person

the story of the drought and the farmer is told in a few lines

the story of the drought and the farmer has no moral

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Mark all that indicate the elements of a poem that are present in “The Drought.”

Meter

Rhyme

Dialogue

Stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the first and third lines of “The Drought,” the poet rhymes plains with the farmer’s veins. What is the effect of this rhyme?

It connects the farmer to the plains.

It likens the plains to a river.

It compares the farmer to a field.

It relates the plains to the wheat.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word best describes the rhyme scheme of “The Drought”?

Random

Missing

Complex

Regular

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first eight lines of the poem are one sentence. Which is a possible reason for why the poet chooses to punctuate her sonnet this way?

The first eight lines underscore the extremes of weather.

The first eight lines are about the drought only.

The lines present the issue connecting the farmer to the plain.

The lines describe the theme of farm life during drought.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read lines 11–14. The farmer would most likely agree with which saying below?

Look for the silver lining.

There is no use crying over spilled milk.

When it rains, it pours.

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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