Caged Bird by Maya Angelou

Caged Bird by Maya Angelou

7th Grade

14 Qs

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Caged Bird by Maya Angelou

Caged Bird by Maya Angelou

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.10, RI.6.7, RL.5.2

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which lines from the poem show that the caged bird has never been free?

“his wings are clipped and / his feet are tied / so he opens his throat to sing.” (lines 12–14)

“his tune is heard / on the distant hill / for the caged bird / sings for freedom.” (lines 19–22)

“But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams / his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” (lines 27–28)

“The caged bird sings / with a fearful trill / of things unknown / but longed for still” (lines 31–34)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does the caged bird’s singing reveal about him?

He is terribly unhappy

He prefers to sing rather than to fly

He is afraid to be free

He wants to be heard

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does the caged bird sing?

It wants to challenge the free bird

It has to make others feel good

It wants to entertain people

It has only one way to express itself

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read these lines from the poem.


But a bird that stalks

down his narrow cage

can seldom see through

his bars of rage


What do these lines reveal about the caged bird?

The caged bird has strong feelings.

The caged bird is aware of its surroundings.

The caged bird has difficulty flying.

The caged bird is satisfied with its life.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to the poem, the free bird can best be described as

Hungry

Content

Cautious

Thoughtful

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main conflict in this poem?

The caged bird hates the free bird.

The caged bird longs for the life of the free bird.

The free bird laughs at the caged bird.

The free bird cannot sing as well as the caged bird.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is this poem mainly about?

Freedom and slavery

The lives of birds

Joy and singing

The dreams of birds

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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