Mirror by Sylvia Plath

Mirror by Sylvia Plath

10th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Mirror by Sylvia Plath

Mirror by Sylvia Plath

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.8, RL.9-10.10, RL.8.4

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nerida Fletcher

Used 207+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the speaker in this poem?

Sylvia Plath

The poet

The woman

The mirror

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This poem is a sustained example of __________________

poetic language

personification

alliteration

rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"I am not cruel, only truthful..." ( line 4 )

What does the mirror mean by this statement?

It really does want to be cruel.

It really wants to please the woman.

It really has to try harder to reflect the woman more kindly.

It cannot do anything else except reflect the woman as she really is.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two things that break up the mirror's gaze at the wall opposite it "over and over" ?

sunrise and daylight

the moon and candles

people passing by and night time

time and age

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What shape is the mirror?

square or rectangular

oval

round

hexagonal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What verb is the odd one out in the poem with regard to the mirror's actions and behaviour?

cry

swallow

meditate

reflect

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action is not attributed to the woman in the poem?

bends over

cries

rejoices

mourns

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

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