For My People

For My People

9th Grade

15 Qs

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For My People

For My People

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.4, RL.9-10.9, RF.3.3B

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main theme of the poem 'For My People'?

Struggle and resilience

Love and romance

Nature and environment

Technology and innovation

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the author of the poem 'For My People'?

Langston Hughes

Gwendolyn Brooks

Margaret Walker

Maya Angelou

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'For My People'?

Metaphor

Simile

Alliteration

Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the tone of the poem 'For My People'?

Joyful

Melancholic

Defiant

Nostalgic

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the context of 'For My People', what does the word 'resilience' mean?

Flexibility

Endurance

Weakness

Indifference

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the correct sentence structure: 'For my people standing staring trying to fashion a better way from confusion.'

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

Fragment

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the imagery used in 'For My People'?

Visual and tactile

Auditory and gustatory

Olfactory and visual

Tactile and auditory

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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