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WorksheetsPaul Revere's Ride
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
"Paul Revere's Ride" is an example of narrative poetry because it
a)
focuses on descriptions
b)
uses rhyme
c)
involves a plot
d)
includes stanzas
2.
The events presented in this narrative poem take place
a)
in the future
b)
during modern times
c)
in the spring of 1975
d)
on April 18, 1775
3.
Choose the best way to paraphrase these lines:
"He said to his friend, 'If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch,
Of the North Church tower as a signal light, -
One if by land, and two if by sea"
"He said to his friend, 'If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch,
Of the North Church tower as a signal light, -
One if by land, and two if by sea"
a)
Paul Revere meets a new friend in the belfry arch at the North Church.
b)
Paul Revere tells his friend to use a lantern to signal when the British are coming.
c)
Some people know that the British soldiers will come into town at night.
d)
Half of the soldiers will march across land, and the other half will come by boat.
4.
What does Revere expect people to do in response to his actions?
a)
join him on his warning ride
b)
attack the British on the sea
c)
protect area roads and bridges
d)
rise and arm themselves
5.
"Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war;
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison bar"
These lines suggest that the British warship looks like
The Somerset, British man-of-war;
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison bar"
These lines suggest that the British warship looks like
a)
a moon
b)
a prison
c)
an animal
d)
a mountain
6.
Revere watches the North Church belfry from
a)
Lexington
b)
a nearby farm
c)
a boat in the bay
d)
the opposite shore
7.
"Till in the silence around him he hears
The muster of men at the barrack door,
The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,
And the measured tread of the grenadiers,
Marching down to their boats on the shore."
What image do these lines create?
The muster of men at the barrack door,
The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,
And the measured tread of the grenadiers,
Marching down to their boats on the shore."
What image do these lines create?
a)
soldiers marching together to their boats
b)
soldiers using their arms and legs to swim
c)
people measuring the distance between places
d)
people stomping to get the attention of others
8.
Revere's friend places two lanterns in the North Church belfry to
a)
show Revere where to begin and end his ride
b)
tell Revere that the soldiers are coming by sea
c)
view the cemetary in the churchyard below
d)
warn colonists that British soldiers are coming
9.
What does Revere do after he sees the two lanterns?
a)
fights with a British soldier who tries to cross the river
b)
climbs the tower of the old North Church to join his friend
c)
crosses the river to wait for the British to get out of their boats
d)
rides to Medford to warn people that the soldiers are on the way
10.
What event do these lines describe?
"You know the rest. In the books you have read
How the British Regulars fired and fled,-
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard wall,
Chasing the redcoats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again"
"You know the rest. In the books you have read
How the British Regulars fired and fled,-
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard wall,
Chasing the redcoats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again"
a)
a battle between British soldiers and colonists
b)
the destruction of farmers' crops in the night
c)
Revere's ride through towns and villages
d)
a drill that prepares colonists to fight
11.
Why does Paul Revere enlist a friend to monitor activity in Boston?
a)
Revere needs to begin his ride from outside the city so that he can get a head start on the British.
b)
The friend will alert citizens of Boston while Revere warns villagers and farmers.
c)
Revere suspects that whatever the British do in the city, they will repeat in the countryside.
d)
The plan for defeating the British calls for an attack to start as soon as troops march into the city.
12.
Which event reveals to the reader how many lanterns the friend will hang in the belfry arch?
a)
Revere rows across the river to the Charlestown shore.
b)
The British soldiers take up their arms and begin to march.
c)
The friend sees boats lined up on the waters of the bay.
d)
Revere stamps his foot while he gazes at the belfry tower.
13.
"Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war;
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison bar
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide."
In these lines, the British warship seems
The Somerset, British man-of-war;
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison bar
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide."
In these lines, the British warship seems
a)
haunted
b)
menacing
c)
indestructible
d)
useless
14.
Paraphrase these lines:
"And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm."
"And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm."
a)
I will listen for the British to sound an alarm. When I hear it, I will ride across town to wake up soldiers so they can prepare to fight.
b)
I will watch for the signal lights from across the river. When I see them, I will ride through the country side, warning people to arm themselves.
c)
You and I will be on opposite sides during the conflict. You will fight for the British, and I will take up arms with farmers.
d)
The British want me to ride through the county, taking the colonists' horses and weapons. I will begin when I see their signal.
15.
"Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,
Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride
On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.
Now he patted his horse's side,
Now he gazed at the landscape far and near,
The, impetuous, stamped the earth"
In these lines, Longfellow develops the plot of the narrative poem by
Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride
On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.
Now he patted his horse's side,
Now he gazed at the landscape far and near,
The, impetuous, stamped the earth"
In these lines, Longfellow develops the plot of the narrative poem by
a)
introducing a new character to the action
b)
conveying Revere's anxiety during the wait
c)
explaining how Revere will perform his task
d)
describing the setting of Revere's ride
16.
Revere pauses after seeing the light in the belfry because he is
a)
deciding which direction to ride first
b)
gathering courage for the ride
c)
waiting to see a second light
d)
wondering if his friend will be safe
17.
"And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet;
That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light,
The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,
Kindled the land into flame with its heat."
What does Longfellow compare Revere's ride to in these lines?
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet;
That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light,
The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,
Kindled the land into flame with its heat."
What does Longfellow compare Revere's ride to in these lines?
a)
a stranger that passes through a village
b)
a river that empties into the ocean
c)
a divided nation that unites during a war
d)
a small spark that starts a large fire
18.
"And the meeting-house windows, black and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon."
What does the description of the meeting house suggest?
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon."
What does the description of the meeting house suggest?
a)
Dead are buried at the meeting house.
b)
The British will burn the meeting house.
c)
A battle will occur near the meeting house.
d)
Revere expects to see a light in its windows.
19.
"How the British Regulars fired and fled,-
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard wall,
Chasing the redcoats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load."
These lines suggest that the colonists have an advantage over the British soldiers because the colonists
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard wall,
Chasing the redcoats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load."
These lines suggest that the colonists have an advantage over the British soldiers because the colonists
a)
know the countryside better than the British soldiers do
b)
persuade some British soldiers to reveal secrets about the British plan
c)
apply battle tactics that they have read about in books
d)
use weapons that are easier to reload than those used by the British
20.
Longfellow most likely intended for the poem to
a)
frighten colonists about the onset of the war
b)
honor the heroic actions of Revere
c)
give a factual account of Revere's ride
d)
persuade people to join the military
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