Typewriter and Poetry Journey

Typewriter and Poetry Journey

Assessment

Interactive Video

Arts, Performing Arts

7th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

FREE Resource

The narrator recalls being 17 or 18, writing poems by hand until receiving a typewriter from his uncle, İsmail Atal. This gift marked the first time he typed his poems. That evening, during a family gathering, a child from the visiting family was captivated by the typewriter, likening its sound to music, as his father played the kemancha.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator's age when he first received a typewriter?

21 or 22

15 or 16

17 or 18

19 or 20

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who gifted the narrator his first typewriter?

His teacher

His brother

His father

His uncle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator doing when Haydar Eyuboglu visited?

Writing a letter

Typing his poems

Playing an instrument

Reading a book

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many children did Haydar Eyuboglu bring to the narrator's house?

Six

Five

Seven

Four

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Haydar's son compare the typewriter sound to?

A drum

A guitar

A kemancha

A piano

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Haydar's son fascinated by the typewriter?

He had never seen one before

He wanted to learn typing

He liked the color

He thought it was a toy