I Go Along Test

Who is the first-person narrator in “I Go Along”?

• Poet

• Male Student

• an English Teacher

• somebody outside the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A reader can tell that a story has a first-person narrator by

• Whether the story has dialogue

• how many characters are in the story

• the place where the narrator of the story was born

• the pronouns the narrator uses to tell about himself or herself

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of these sentences from the story shows Gene's thoughts?

• I don't look at Mrs. Tibbetts, and she doesn't say anything

• I've got my knee jammed up on the back of the seat ahead of me

• We're rolling on through the night, and I can't believe I'm hearing this

• The poet just gives us a wave and walks over to sit down on the bottom bleacher

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Sharon and Gene talk on the bus. What can you tell from their conversation?

• Sharon thinks Gene is more talented than the poet

• Sharon does not think Gene can understand poetry

• Sharon wants Gene to help her write a poem for class

• Sharon sees Gene in a different way than he sees himself

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Gene tell sharon that the poem "High School" isn't a poem?

• It is not included in his English textbok

• The feelings it expresses are very personal

• The experiences it describes are very ordinary

• It is shorter than the other poems that were read

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The person who tells a story is a narrator. The person who tells a poem is a

• speaker

• teacher

• reader

• writer

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A poem is arranged in

• lines

• scenes

• chapters

• paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The commas and dashes in this line help to

• give the poem a musical quality

• define the meaning of each word

• show that the speaker feels confused

• separate the speaker from the listener

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does this poem explore?

• the history of poetry

• feelings about college

• how people fit into society

• the music of Harlem musicians

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which word BEST describes the speaker of this poem?

• Angry

• funny

• fearful

• truthful

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9