Still I Rise

Still I Rise

9th Grade

25 Qs

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Still I Rise

Still I Rise

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.8.4, RL.8.5

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the protagonist of the poem ?

A black man

A white man

A black woman

A white womwn

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

What is the tone of the poem?

defeated

angry

animated

cruel

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What feeling does the poem's repeated lines - "I rise"- suggest?

frustration

sadness

humbleness

none of the above

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 does the speaker mean by the "gifts" that her ancestors gave?

Her children

Her determination and strength

Artifacts

Wealth

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

What is the overall message that Angelou delivers through her poem?

Never resist your oppressors.

Resist your oppressors and fight for the change.

Listen and abide to your oppressors

Ignore your oppressors.

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

Which of the following does the speaker feel the least in this poem?

Hopelessness

Resilient

irrepressible

Determination

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is one thing Maya Angelou talked about in "Still I Rise"?

Racism

Slavery

Happiness

All other answers are correct

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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