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Poetry revision quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the poem by Benjamin Zephaniah

a)

I am not the problem

b)

I am not de problem

c)

I am the problem

d)

I have a problem

2.

What is the name of the poem by John Agard?

a)

Half man

b)

Half person

c)

Half-Caste

3.

What themes can we see in both poems?

a)

Stereotypes

b)

Racism

c)

Discrimination

d)

All of them

4.

Where was John Agard born?

a)

Guyana

b)

Jamaica

c)

Britain

d)

Portugal

5.

What did Zephaniah's teachers want him to do instead of being academic? Tick two

a)

Playing piano

b)

Dancing

c)

Singing

d)

Sports (athletics)

6.

Finish the quote from the poem 'No Problem':

" But dey got me______"

a)

On the run

b)

On de run

c)

Running

d)

Dancing

7.

Finish the quote from 'Half-Caste':

"listening to yu wid de____"

a)

Keen half of mih ear

b)

ear

c)

Keen half of my ear

d)

Keen half of mih eye

8.

What technique is used in the quote:

"Yu mean when picasso Mix red an green Is a half-caste canvas?"

a)

Personificaton

b)

Simile

c)

Rhetorical question

9.

What technique is used in the quote:

"I am not de problem...I am not de problem... I am not de problem"

a)

Rhetorical question

b)

Repetition

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

10.

True or False...

Benjamin Zephaniah and John Agard have both lived in the UK

a)

True

b)

False