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an african thunderstorm mutiplechoice

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote An African Thunderstorm?

a)

Paul Marshall

b)

Joseph Ko

c)

David Rubadiri

d)

Angelo Beckles

2.

Which theme is evident in the poem?

a)

Love and family relationships

b)

Nature

c)

Childhood experiences

d)

Racism

3.

Select the similes from the options below.

a)

Clouds come hurrying with the wind

b)

Like dark sinister wings

c)

Pregnant clouds

d)

Like a madman chasing nothing

4.

In which stanza of the poem is contrast evident?

a)

Stanza 1

b)

Stanza 2

c)

Stanza 3

d)

Stanza 4

5.

Trees bend to let it pass is an example of (a)  

6.

Pregnant clouds is an example of ______________

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Irony

7.

What is the mood of the poem?

a)

Happy & Angry

b)

Thunder & lightning

c)

Panic & excitement

d)

Excitement & joy

8.

Which of the following senses does the poem appeal to most?

a)

Touch

b)

Hearing

c)

Taste

d)

Sight

9.

What is likened to locusts in stanza one?

a)

The clouds

b)

The plaque

c)

Colonial masters

d)

The wind

10.

Which lines embody the theme of colonization?

a)

From the west

b)

trees bend to let it pass.

c)

the pelting march of the storm.

d)

Babies clinging on their backs

11.

The phrase "Like sinister dark wings;” this line again bringing the ominous feeling, like a bird of prey waiting, looking for its target.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

“In the village/Screams of delighted children,/

Toss and turn” the innocence of children personified, they do not understand the danger of the storm and see it as exciting which is in contrast to the mothers looking for shelter from the storm.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The emphasis of the onomatopoeia “Rumble, tremble and crack” allow the reader to get a vivid picture of the destruction caused by the storm.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The following are examples of:

“Like a plague of locusts, ”

“Like a madman chasing nothing.”

“Like sinister dark wings;”

a)

Metaphor

b)

Imagery

c)

Rhyme

d)

Simile

15.

Which of the following best describes the theme of the poem?

a)

Man vs. Nature

b)

Life/Death

c)

Places

16.

Which of the following best describes the mood of the poem?

a)

Bad weather

b)

Fear

c)

Impending doom/terror