I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Vocabulary Check

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Vocabulary Check

8th Grade

15 Qs

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Vocabulary Check

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Vocabulary Check

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.4, L.4.5, L.3.5A

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In stanza 2, the only rhyming words are ____________ and _________.

stalks and through

sing and tied

rage and cage

bird and bird

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do the rhyming words rage and cage in stanza 2 emphasize?

the anger that can accompany a lack of freedom

the sadness that can accompany a lack of freedom

that it is possible to feel free even in a cage

that the caged bird cannot sing

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Used in Stanza 3 the word trill most likely means

that the caged bird cannot sing

A peaceful song

trembling song made by a bird or insect

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the word 'caged' in the title 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' symbolize?

A) Freedom

B) Confinement

C) Happiness

D) Adventure

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 the poem, what does the 'free bird' represent?

A) A bird that is trapped

B) A bird that is singing

C) A bird that is flying freely

D) A bird that is silent

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word best describes the tone of the poem 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'?

A) Joyful

B) Melancholic

C) Indifferent

D) Humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What literary device is used in the phrase 'the caged bird sings with a fearful trill'?

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

C) Personification

D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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