Wonders Stage Fright
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
5th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz assesses 5th-grade English Language Arts comprehension skills through literary analysis of poetry and informational text about stage fright. Students engage with two texts: a poem titled "Stage Fright" that narrates a performer's experience, and an informational article "Fear Takes Center Stage" that explains the phenomenon scientifically. The questions require students to analyze figurative language, determine main ideas, understand author's purpose, interpret word meanings in context, and synthesize information across multiple texts. Students must demonstrate their ability to recognize how poets use literary devices like repetition and italicization for emphasis, identify shifts in tone and mood within a narrative poem, and connect textual evidence to support their interpretations. The quiz also challenges students to compare and contrast different text types while drawing conclusions based on evidence from both selections. Created by Margaret Anderson, an English teacher in India who teaches grade 5. This assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension of literary analysis concepts, or as homework to reinforce close reading strategies taught in class. Teachers can use this quiz during review sessions before standardized testing or as practice for students learning to navigate multi-text analysis tasks. The questions align with Common Core standards RL.5.2 (determining theme and summarizing), RL.5.4 (interpreting figurative language), RL.5.6 (analyzing point of view), RI.5.2 (determining main ideas), RI.5.6 (analyzing author's purpose), and RI.5.9 (integrating information from multiple texts). This assessment effectively measures students' growing sophistication in literary analysis while building their confidence with the types of comparative text analysis they will encounter in middle school English courses.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Use ¨Stage Fright¨ to answer questions 1-5.
Read these lines from the poem.
¨I memorized each line.
Learned them by heart.¨
The poet uses the figurative expression ¨learned them by heart¨ to emphasize that the speaker -
F. has volunteered to be in the play
G. practices on the stage
H. enjoys playing the role of the prince
J. feels prepared for his performance
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The poet uses line 11 to signal that the speaker changes from -
A. cheerful to sad
B. interested to bored
C. confident to unsure
D. desperate to hopeful
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In line 3, why does the poet repeat and italicize the words from line 2?
F. To show that the role will be difficult
G, To emphasize that this role is important to the speaker
H. To show that hte speaker is familiar with the play
J. To give the name of the play the speaker is in
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The poem is mostly about a speaker who -
A. is chosen for a role in a play that he doesn´t understand
B. has trouble with his lines after seeing his classmates in the audience
C. experiences problems onstage but is able to finish his performance
D. can hardly wait to be onstage because he has practiced so much.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The poet uses figurative language in line 18 to highlight the speaker´s -
F. determination to do well
G. anxiety once he gets onstage
H. satisfaction in being chosen for the role
J. eagerness to perform
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Use "Fear Takes Center Stage" to answer questions 6-9.
Which of these best expresses the main idea of paragraph 5?
A. eating certain foods can help prevent stage fright
B. stage fright affects people who do not practice their performance
C. Wearing the proper clothing can help relieve stage fright
D. Stage fright can be overcome by using several strategies
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The author speaks directly to the reader in paragraphs 1 and 2 in order to -
F. encourage the reader to try out for a play
G, share a personal story with the reader
H, help the reader understand the experience of stage fright
J. demonstrate that acting requires skill
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
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