The People Could Fly
Authored by Diane Forrest
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which element makes this story a folk tale?
A It has characters with supernatural abilities.
B The conflict is between good and evil.
C It is a fictional account of a real event in history.
D It includes flying as a symbol for freedom.
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CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
When did some of the people first have the ability to fly?
A when they were free in Africa
B when they were on the slave ships
C when they were tired of working on the plantations
D when they heard Toby speak the magic words
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why did the people who could fly shed their wings and stop flying?
A because they were treated brutally on plantations
B because they forgot how to fly
C because slave owners put chains on them
D because they could not take their wings on the slave ships
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What causes Sarah, the young man slave, and the others to fly away?
A. The Driver whips them.
B. They fall from the heat.
C They suddenly grow wings again.
D Toby says the magic words from Africa.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is in the phrase “She flew like an eagle”?
A metaphor
B personification
C simile
D dialect
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CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which metaphor is used to describe the Master of the plantation?
A a dark promise
B black and shinin’ stick
C a slice-open cut of pain
D a hard lump of clay
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What did the ones who could not fly do in the end?
A They learned to fly later when Toby returned
B They told the story to their children who eventually became free.
C They refused to believe that the other people could fly.
D They sang out joyfully to celebrate their friends’ freedom.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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