
To an Athlete Dying
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
11th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Lines 1-4 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest that
people honor and reward physical strength
Time brings unwelcome and painful change.
One should refuse to give away your affection.
give advice to young men you know
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does the speaker mean by "home" in line 6 of "To an Athlete Dying Young"?
never-ending sorrow
a matter of vanity
the speaker
the final resting place
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What action do lines 21-22 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest?
entering the grave
Refuse to give away your affection.
honor and reward physical strength
lack the capacity to take advice
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Lines 11-12 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" convey the idea that
Time brings unwelcome and painful change.
people honor and reward physical strength
glory fades quickly
Refuse to give away your affection.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
You can infer from lines 17-20 of "To an Athlete Dying Young" that the speaker believes a disadvantage of aging is
you create a sense of inevitability
you lack the capacity to take advice
Refuse to give away your affection.
a matter of vanity
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does the final stanza of "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggest?
The greatest reward for the athlete is his benevolence.
The athlete can no longer give advice to those left behind.
The dead athlete's crown of laurels will be forever on his head.
The athlete will sono be forgotten.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What excerpt from "To an Athlete Dying Young" best supports the inference that a disadvantage of old age is seeing others surpass you?
"Eyes the shady night has shut / Cannot see the record cut"
"The time you won your town the race/We chaired you through the market-place;"
"Smart lad, to slip betimes away/From fields where glory does not stay,"
"Runners whom renown outran/And the name died before the man."
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
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