Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

6th Grade

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speaker of the poem stops to ---

watch the woods fill up with snow

find food for his or her horse

say hello to the owner of the woods

go skating on a frozen lake

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the setting of this poem?

in the woods on a bright, snowy afternoon

in a village on a dark, snowy evening

by a frozen lake on a bright, snowy afternoon

near the woods on a dark, snowy evening

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the first stanza of the poem:


Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.


Based on this information, the reader can conclude that ---

the woods are far away from the village

the woods are near some houses

the owner of the woods is friends with the speaker of the poem

the speaker of the poem does not like the owner of the woods

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one thing that pulls the speaker of the poem away from the woods?

the freezing, harsh wind

the cold, snowy weather

the darkness of the evening

promises the speaker needs to keep

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One theme of this poem is ---

the fear of staying too long on someone else's land

the pull of sleeping in nature against the pull of sleeping at home

the pull of being alone in nature against the pull of responsibility

the ability of nature to make a person feel tired and sleepy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the last stanza of the poem:


The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.


The poet probably repeated the last two lines in order to ---

make the woods seem even more attractive and lovely

make the speaker seem forgetful and less smart than earlier in the poem

make the reader pay special attention to the meaning of the line

make the speaker seem like he or she is already asleep

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read these lines from the poem:


The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,


What is the effect of the word "but" in the second line?

It makes it seem like the speaker does not actually like the woods much and wants to leave.

It makes it seem like the speaker can still keep promises while staying by the woods.

It makes it seem like the promises the speaker has to keep are lovely, dark, and deep.

It makes it seem like the speaker has to choose between keeping promises and the lovely woods.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the last stanza of the poem:


The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.


At the end of the poem, the speaker most likely wants to ---

stay in the woods

get a good night’s sleep

keep his promises

continue his journey