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Why the Caged Bird Sings

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Why the Caged Bird Sings
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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.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.7.4

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.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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