WorksheetsLangston Hughes "Theme for English B"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
One of the major themes of the poem “Theme for English B” is _____.
the search for truth
considering one's identity and belonging
the difficulty of college courses
the fight against segregation
The speaker in the poem "Theme for English B" is ___________.
Langston Hughes
the instructor of a college course
an African American college student
a musician during the Harlem Renaissance
TRUE or FALSE: Langston Hughes is the author of the poem, but he is NOT the speaker in this poem.
TRUE
FALSE
The poem begins with a college instructor’s assignment for students to _____________.
go home and write a page about themselves
enroll in another English course
challenge themselves with a 10-page reflection
write about the ways the students and instructor are different
When he considers the assignment, the speaker asks himself, ___________ to convey who he is on just one page.
"I wonder what the instructor's grading policy is?"
"Does this have to be MLA format?"
"I wonder if it’s that simple?“
"Should I tell the truth?"
Some of the things that make the speaker who he is are _______.
what he sees, feels and hears
what he learned from his parents
his friends in college
the employees and manager at his job
The speaker then directs his thoughts to his city in line 18, where he says: __________.
"Winston-Salem, you are my hometown."
"I'm in a New York state of mind."
"Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way."
“Harlem, I hear you.”
In line 21, some of the things the speaker enjoys are: he likes to _________.
eat, sleep, drink, and be in love
walk the city and watch the people
write and read poetry
play in a band and spend time with his friends
In line 22, some of the things the speaker enjoys are: he likes to ______.
dance, sing, and listen to music
rest, relax, meditate, and free his mind
work, read, learn, and understand life
play basketball at the Harlem Y
In lines 39-40, the speaker compares himself to his college professor, saying that his instructor is ______.
"wiser and more understanding of life"
“older and white and somewhat more free”
"an accomplished poet" like he someday hopes to be
"stubborn and unwilling to learn"
