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Understanding Kennings

Understanding Kennings

Assessment

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English

3rd - 4th Grade

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Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a kenning?

A type of poem

A historical artifact

A two-word descriptive phrase

A one-word noun

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From which era did kennings originate?

Medieval

Anglo-Saxon

Renaissance

Victorian

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What could be a kenning for a 'cat'?

Tail chaser

Neck stretcher

Ground shaker

Purr maker

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which kenning could describe a 'teacher'?

Tummy filler

Entertainment maker

Sick healer

Knowledge provider

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a possible kenning for a 'bottle'?

Distance talker

Bottom rooster

Liquid holder

People mover

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the riddle poem, which animal is described by the kennings 'cheese eater' and 'floor scuttler'?

Elephant

Mouse

Cat

Dog

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which animal is referred to as 'tree swinger' in the zoo kennings?

Elephant

Giraffe

Monkey

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