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If Poem - Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another way of saying "keep your head?"

a)

be happy

b)

remember words

c)

stay calm

d)

protect secrets

2.

To Give Permission

a)

allowance

b)

triump

c)

heap

d)

sinew

3.

a deceitful or unreliable person

a)

heap

b)

triumph

c)

will

d)

knaves

4.

Victory

a)

will

b)

triumph

c)

heap

d)

sinew

5.

which literary device does the poet use in this poem?

a)

repetition

b)

dialogue

c)

flashback

d)

exaggeration

6.

muscular strength

a)

sinew

b)

triumph

c)

impostor

d)

will

7.

wish or desire

a)

knaves

b)

sinew

c)

will

d)

heap

8.

a person who is a fake or fraud

a)

knaves

b)

will

c)

impostor

d)

sinew

9.

pile or stack/overflow

a)

heap

b)

will

c)

sinew

d)

impostor

10.

lines grouped in a poem

a)

paragraph

b)

indent

c)

lines

d)

stanza

11.

The speaker of this poem would most likely agree that....

a)

you should do the right thing even if others do not.

b)

you have to build your home with your own two hands

c)

you should always do what others expect you to do

d)

you can't please everyone all the time, but you should try

12.

Who does the author believe you must count on in life?

a)

Trustworthy friends

b)

Loving family

c)

Nobody

d)

Yourself

13.

"If you can dream -and not make dreams your master." What does he mean by this?

a)

Dreams are good to have so don't allow them to slip away.

b)

Dreams are evil so be careful about following them

c)

It is good to have dreams, but not let your dreams control you.

d)

Dreams are your master.

14.

"If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim." What does it mean to mean to not make thoughts your aim?

a)

Do not make them your focus.

b)

Do not think about your thoughts in a negative way.

c)

Reach for the stars when you think about your thoughts.

d)

Continue to reach your thoughts in life.

15.

"If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken, Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools." What is "a trap for fools"?

a)

A place where foolish people go when they treat good people bad.

b)

If you get angry when dishonest people change your words up and make a fool out of you.

c)

If you can deal with dishonest people twisting your words up and foolish people believing them.

d)

A prison made for dishonest people who lie on honest people.

16.

"And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: Hold on'" What does he mean by "And so hold on when there is nothing in you"?

a)

Hold on to someone when you get tired so you can finish the race.

b)

Fight for your existence in this world because life is to short.

c)

If you get tired then stop and rest so your body does not give out.

d)

Continue to keep going even when you are tried and want to give up.

17.

"If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you"

What are foes?

a)

Teachers

b)

Best friend

c)

Family

d)

Enemies

18.

What is a theme of this poem?

a)

Becoming a grownup takes confidence, determination, and virtue.

b)

Most people handle failure better than they handle success.

c)

Talking about your problems is the first step toward solving them.

d)

People should spend more time in crowds and less time around royalty.

19.

How many stanzas are in the poem "If"

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

20.

How many lines are in each stanza of the poem "If"

a)

5

b)

3

c)

9

d)

8

21.

How many lines in total are in the poem "If"

a)

24

b)

32

c)

35

d)

18