SAMS Poetry Practice Test
Authored by Donald Miller
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of poem follows the AABBA Rhyme Scheme?
Epics
Haikus
Limericks
Odes
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of poem is this?
"A world of dew,
And within every dewdrop
A world of struggle."
Epic
Limerick
Haiku
Eulogy
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is this story historical fiction or a biographical narrative?
The Diary of Anne Frank: The Play.
Historical Fiction
Biographical Narrative
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to “Icarus and Daedalus,” why does Daedalus make wings for himself and his son?
He wants to prove that he is a brilliant man.
He wants to escape from King Minos of Crete.
He is trying to please his son, who wishes to fly.
He is trying to imitate seagulls, the birds he studies.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read these lines from “Prehistory.”
By the river,
she finds a bush of early berries
and picks hungrily
as the children shriek and wallow
in the heavy orange mud.
The sun is hot as furred skin,
the water cool, with a promise of meat.
Her man wades downriver,
hoping the silvertails
will swim into his waiting hand.
What concept is established about the poem’s setting in these lines?
In this time, women were solely responsible for food.
In this time, people faced constant uncertainty about basic survival.
In this time, children and parents worked together to solve problems.
In this time, the success of gathering food depended on the weather.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In “Nikola Tesla: The Greatest Inventor of All?” what was the “War of the Currents”?
It was a newspaper battle over the events of the day.
It was a problem with the flow of water in Niagara Falls.
It was a rivalry between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.
It was a lawsuit between Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the excerpt from The Invention of Everything Else, what did Marconi accomplish?
Marconi sent a message across the sea, without using wires.
Marconi trained pigeons, so they would deliver messages across vast distances.
Marconi created insect energy that would provide the world with cheap power.
Marconi provided power to New York City through lines hidden underground.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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