WorksheetsFigurative Language and Poetic Structure Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
What type of figurative language does the poet use to develop a sense of complete loneliness in lines 5-8?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Which statement best describes the use of rhyme in this poem?
The poet uses no apparent rhyme, which prevents any musical effect.
The poet constantly repeats words, which creates a dense, heavy rhyme.
The poet builds a pattern of rhyme, which helps to establish a lyrical quality.
The poet uses random rhymes, which builds an irregular musical effect.
What attitude does the poet convey through the simple, gentle language of the poem?
understanding of the speaker’s love for his son
ridicule for the speaker’s pride in his home
anger over the speaker’s loneliness
frustration with the speaker’s situation
What percentage of all teens go online using a mobile device at least once each day according to Pew Research polls published in 2016?
70 percent
80 percent
94 percent
60 percent
According to research published in 2018 by Common Sense Media, what percentage of teens check social media several times a day?
34 percent
50 percent
70 percent
90 percent
What does the text imply about the growth of social media interactions in recent years?
They have decreased significantly.
They have remained the same.
They have increased dramatically.
They have become less important.
What is the main topic of the section titled "So Far Away, So Close to Home"?
The history of social media
The impact of social media on teens
The future of social media
The dangers of social media
What is necessary to achieve important life goals according to the text?
Spending more time on social media
Staying focused
Increasing online interactions
Avoiding face-to-face communication
What is the effect of social media on personal growth?
It enhances personal growth.
It limits personal growth.
It has no effect on personal growth.
It guarantees personal growth.
What is the main question posed about social media usage?
How can social media be used more frequently?
Do the benefits of social media outweigh the problems created?
How can social media decrease information flow?
What are the best social media platforms?
What does social media allow teenagers to do according to the passage?
Surround themselves with a positive and helpful community.
Transform into different people.
Stay at home and only interact electronically.
Avoid all face-to-face interactions.
What is a consequence of spending too much time on social media?
Increased focus on life goals
Enhanced face-to-face communication
Difficulty in staying focused
Improved emotional connections
What is a benefit of rapid information spread during emergencies?
It delays necessary actions.
It provides essential information quickly.
It decreases the speed of response.
It increases confusion.
Which two sentences express the main or central ideas presented in paragraphs 1 and 2?
Social media is used almost exclusively by young people under the age of twenty.
In recent years, more than nine out of ten teenagers use social media sites each day.
Social media has dramatically increased the speed at which information spreads.
Social media usage has resulted in fewer face-to-face interactions among teenagers.
The use of social media among teenagers has grown at an increasingly rapid pace.
What is the meaning of the phrase “spreading like wildfire”?
to travel quickly
to expand quickly
to destroy quickly
to burn quickly
