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Mother to Son

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

7th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

Mother to Son
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The stair in "Mother to Son" has all of the following flaws except...

torn up boards

cracks

tacks

splinters

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The mother tells her son...

to be more carefree.

to make more money.

to not fall in love.

not to give up.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The mother says she is...

giving up on climbing.
standing still.
sitting down.
still climbing.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The mother's tone is best described as ...

harsh

fearful

encouraging

indifferent

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the main type of figurative language used in the poem?

simile

extended metaphor

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do you think the author began and finished the piece with, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"?

To emphasize an important idea.
To show the passage of time.
To show that the author is forgetful.
To describe the stair.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author says that "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." Used in this poem, what does "crystal" mean?

transparent and slippery
rough
beautiful and dangerous
clear and smooth

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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