Why the Caged Bird Sings
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the caged bird’s singing reveal about him?
He is terribly unhappy.
He prefers to sing rather than to fly.
He does not know how to sing.
Singing is the only way he can talk to other birds.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The poem alternates between describing the free bird and the caged bird. This structure emphasizes
the contrast between being free and confined.
the similarity between the experiences of being free and confined.
the complicated struggle of being free.
the caged bird and free bird are the same species.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The caged bird can be interpreted as a metaphor expressing the importance of
acceptance
helping others
protecting birds
freedom for all
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
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.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
5.
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.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the caged bird represent?
oppression of African American people
The fight for women's rights
Maya Angelou's loneliness
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
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.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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