Speech to the Young

Speech to the Young

8th Grade

19 Qs

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Speech to the Young

Speech to the Young

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.8.5, RL.9-10.9, RI.11-12.9

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 1+ times

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the author of the poem "Speech to the Young"??

Gwendolyn Brooks

Edgar Allan Poe

CharThaCM

Dr. Seuss

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What poem found in the interactive reader is "Speech to The Young" compared to??

Mi Madre

Mother to Son

Bite in 2

Spanish Boots of Spanish Leather

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In "Speech to the Young," what does the speaker tell the young to say?

For that is the hard home-run.

Live not for battles won.

Even if you are not ready for day/it cannot always be night (lines 6-7)

Live in the along.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What two things does the speaker in "Speech to the Young" say we should not live for?

battles won" or "the-end-of-the-song

You will be right.

Don't you set down on the steps

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can you infer about the speakers attitude in "Speech to the Young"?

The speaker expresses an attitude of optimism.  

The speaker expresses an attitude of negativism.

The speaker expresses an attitude of pessimism.

The speaker doesn't care about anything or anyone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In "Speech to the Young," what does the speaker tell the young to say?

"For that is the hard home-run."

"Live not for battles won."

"Even if you are not ready for day/it cannot always be night"

"Live in the along."

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can you infer about the speakers attitude in "Speech to the Young"?

The speaker expresses an attitude of optimism

The speaker expresses an attitude of negativism.

The speaker expresses an attitude of pessimism.

The speaker doesn't care about anything or anyone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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