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Amanda Gorman

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city was she born in?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Detroit

c)

New York City

d)

San Francisco

2.

She is the youngest poet to deliver an inaugural address.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What was the year that she was named the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate?

a)

2017

b)

2018

c)

2019

d)

2020

4.

Who selected Gorman to perform at the inauguration?

a)

Dr. Jill Biden

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Melania Trump

5.

All of the following music inspired her inaugural poem except...

a)

The Crown

b)

Lincoln

c)

Hamilton

d)

Wicked

6.

Who is Gorman's biggest inspiration?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

Toni Morrison

d)

Robert Frost

7.

Name of the children's book that she wrote?

a)

Change Sings

b)

Poetry Songs

c)

How to Create Change

d)

Singing Change

8.

At the inauguration, she delivered her poem ______________________.

a)

"The Hill We Climb"

b)

"On the Pulse of Morning"

c)

"The Gift Outright"

d)

"Jabberwocky"

9.

Amanda Gorman was introduced to poetry by

a)

her mother

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

her elementary school teacher

d)

Kwame Alexander

10.

Amanda Gorman's ______________ inspired her growing up.

a)

aunt

b)

mother

c)

twin sister

d)

father

11.

Amanda Gorman says her _____________________ led her to poetry.

a)

fear of heights

b)

love for rainy weather

c)

speech impediment

d)

desire to sing

12.

What is the title of the poem Amanda Gorman recited at the inauguration of President Joe Biden?

a)

Climbing Hills Together

b)

The Hill We Climb

c)

The Hills Are Alive

d)

We Have Climbed Many Hills