WorksheetsSlam: Performance Poetry Lives On
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
To compose a letter means to
mail it.
read it.
write it.
open it.
Euphoria means extreme
joy.
skill.
hope.
wealth.
Expression means a way to
excuse bad behavior.
communicate creatively.
expand the size of an object.
repair something that is broken.
Improvisation means something that is
impossible to understand.
finished ahead of schedule.
done without preplanning.
pre-recorded before a show
A phenomenon means something
amusing that people laugh at.
terrible that people are afraid of.
hopeful that people dream about.
new that people get excited about.
At a poetry recitation, the poem is always
read by an audience.
read aloud in front of people.
written by people as a group
combined with music to make a song.
The structure of a poem is
the way it is organized.
the way readers react to it.
the reason the author wrote it.
the message it communicates.
To transcend difficulties means to
ignore them.
suffer from them.
go beyond them.
tell others about them.
What is the author’s main purpose for writing this essay?
to explain what slam is and where it came from
to persuade readers to enter a slam competition
to entertain readers with examples of oral poetry
to question whether slam is as valuable as other kinds of poetry
Why does the author include quotes from journalists and theater critics?
to make the essay seem like fiction
to show that slam is being taken seriously
to provide opinions that are different from hers
to hint that slam is known only to a select group
The author talks about Shakespeare and the Beat poets to show that
she likes all kinds of poetry.
poets have always liked to slam.
slam is related to earlier forms of poetry.
the best poetry throughout history uses rhyme.
Read this quote from the essay.
“A poetry slam is like a lyrical boxing match that pits poets against other poets in a bout,’’ according to journalist Shilanda L. Woolridge.
The author uses this sentence to show that poetry slams are
public.
athletic.
musical.
competitive.
Based on the details in this essay, which word best describes poetry slams?
scary
intense
solemn
peaceful
The author writes that slam brings poetry “back to the people.” This means that slam
is an old form of expression
helps people to understand history.
is something that most people are good at.
tells the feelings and experiences of ordinary people.
What is a poetry slam?
a form of expression
a lyrical boxing match that pits poets against other poets in a bout
a competition in which poets perform original works alone or in teams
All of the above
