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Understanding 'The Listeners' Poem

Understanding 'The Listeners' Poem

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does the action in the poem 'The Listeners' take place?

At a beach

On a mountain peak

In a forest outside a house

In a bustling city

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word in the poem suggests that the house is large and grand?

Turret

Plunging

Moonlit

Leaf-ringed

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem 'The Listeners'?

ABAB

ABCB

AABB

AAAA

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is repeated at the beginning and end of the poem to emphasize silence?

Whisper

Darkness

Echo

Silence

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the phrase 'leaf-ringed sill' suggest about the house?

It is surrounded by water

It is overgrown with plants

It is well-maintained

It is newly built

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a compound epithet?

Man-eating tiger

Fast car

Tall building

Blue sky

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What suffix can be added to 'manage' to form a noun?

able

ing

ous

ment

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