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The Poison Tree Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word, "wrath"?

a)

intense anger or rage

b)

carried, held, or supported

c)

wearing or covered by a veil; covered

d)

a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death

2.

What is the meaning of the word, "sunned"?

a)

tricks to deceive or trap someone

b)

to expose oneself to the sun's rays

c)

to see or observe something

d)

extended or stretched out (usually a hand/arm)

3.

What is the meaning of the word, "foe"?

a)

to be untrustworthy; to lie to others

b)

wearing or covered by a veil; covered

c)

enemy or adversary

d)

a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death

4.

What is the meaning of the word, "deceitful"?

a)

intense anger or rage

b)

extended or stretched out (usually a hand/arm)

c)

to see or observe something

d)

to be untrustworthy; to lie to others

5.

What is the meaning of the word, "wiles"?

a)

tricks to deceive or trap someone

b)

carried, held, or supported

c)

a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death

d)

extended or stretched out (usually a hand/arm)

6.

What is the meaning of the word, "bore"?

a)

enemy or adversary

b)

carried, held, or supported

c)

tricks to deceive or trap someone

d)

wearing or covered by a veil; covered

7.

What is the meaning of the word, "beheld"?

a)

a) to be untrustworthy; to lie to others

b)

b) wearing or covered by a veil; covered

c)

c) to see or observe something

d)

d) tricks to deceive or trap someone

8.

What is the meaning of the word, "veiled"?

a)

a) a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death

b)

b) to expose oneself to the sun's rays

c)

c) intense anger or rage

d)

d) wearing or covered by a veil; covered

9.

What is the meaning of the word, "outstretched"?

a)

extended or stretched out (usually a hand/arm)

b)

a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death

c)

enemy or adversary

d)

carried, held, or supported

10.

What is the meaning of the word, "poison"?

a)

tricks to deceive or trap someone

b)

to see or observe something

c)

a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death

d)

to expose oneself to the sun's rays

11.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

3

d)

2

12.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

a)

ABCB

b)

ABBA

c)

ABCD

d)

ABCC

13.

Which lines contain repetition in this poem?

a)

Line 4 & Line 10

b)

Line 1 & Line 3

c)

Line 9 & Line 10

d)

Line 6 & Line 7

14.

What "bow" is the poet referring to in the 3rd line of the second stanza?

a)

the bow on a gift

b)

a bow and arrow

c)

a bow in the girl's hair

d)

a rainbow

15.

Which of the following is a line from the poem, "The Poison Tree"?

a)

I was angry with my friend

b)

The poison spread to the edges

c)

The roots of the tree grew deeply

d)

I ate the fruit and was tired