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CANADIAN LITERATURE AND "LISTENING TO MYSELF"F

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote, "Listening to Myself"?

a)

Albert Wellington Burdy

b)

Alfred Vincent Purdy

c)

Alfred William Purdy

d)

Alfred Wellington Purdy

2.

How many books of poetry had been written by him?

(a)  

3.

When was he born?

a)

April 21, 1918

b)

December 30, 1918

c)

April 21, 2000

d)

December 30, 2000

4.

Find the similarities between the old man in the picture and the old man in the poem:

a)

Happiness

b)

loneliness

c)

wrinkled

d)

loss of love

e)

beard

5.

(a)   means moving with difficulty.

6.

What does the Canadian flag have?

a)

Apple leaf

b)

Honeydew leaf

c)

Maple leaf

d)

Orchid leaf

7.

The old man is ___________.

a)

lonely

b)

angry

c)

powerful

d)

lovely

e)

weak

8.

"Listening to Myself" is the poem about the search of ________________.

a)

American identity

b)

a lover

c)

old woman's identity

d)

Canadian identity

9.

Which writer has made a comment on Al Purdy's style?

a)

Margaret Lawrence

b)

Margaret Atwood

c)

Michael Ondaatje

d)

Maya Angelou

10.

The first poem of Al Purdy was written when he was __________.

a)

17

b)

13

c)

18

d)

14

11.

He dropped out of the school when he was _________.

a)

17

b)

13

c)

15

d)

14

12.

How many novels did he write?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

13.

The speaker is longing for death.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The country that the speaker accuses of corrupting Canada is _________________.

a)

Africa

b)

India

c)

America

d)

Australia

15.

Industrialization and cosmopolitan lifestyle are associated with ____________ life.

a)

urban

b)

country

c)

rural

d)

ancestor's

16.

According to the poet, ______________ is the only means to preserve the unique Canadian identity.

a)

love

b)

literature

c)

law

d)

labour

17.

Modern Canadians seem to be embarrassed about the achievements of their ancestors.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Find the figure of speech of the line “a still pool in the forest...."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Irony

19.

According to the speaker, ______________ lacks / lack passion and a sense of purpose.

a)

settlers

b)

axeman

c)

modern Canadians

d)

ancestors

20.

______________ theme is not found in this poem.

a)

Canadian past

b)

Old-age

c)

Nature

d)

Canadian identity

e)

Love and respect of species

21.

The old man has wrinkled _____________

a)

face

b)

hands

c)

shirt

d)

kerchief

22.

__________________ means carrying a large or bulky object.

a)

Staggering

b)

Lugging

c)

Stumbling

23.

Which action does the image indicate?

a)

Staggering

b)

Stumbling

c)

Lugging

24.

______________ is a phrasal verb to feel that someone is less important than you.

a)

Look up

b)

Look out

c)

Look for

d)

Look down

25.

The speaker wishes that the modern Canadians should regain pride in their _____________ which is lost.

a)

identity

b)

blood

c)

relationship

d)

strength

26.

The poet has given more importance to the punctuation marks.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Match with the correct image: Wilderness

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Match with the correct image: Wrinkled

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

The "still pool in the forest" has ceased to reflect anything

except the ________________.

a)

home

b)

lover

c)

love

d)

past

30.

Match with the correct image: Pastoral life

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

How did you enjoy this gamified quiz?

a)

Informative and Interesting (5 marks)

b)

Informative (3 marks)

c)

Interesting (2 marks)

d)

A little boring (1 mark)