I Hear America Singing

I Hear America Singing

11th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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I Hear America Singing

I Hear America Singing

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.4, RL.9-10.10, RI.11-12.4

+15

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Created by

Margaret Anderson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"I heard America singing, the varied carols I hear"
The root word var means change.  Using this information and the context from the quote, what is the meaning of the word varied
showing changes or differences.
changing constantly
interesting or fascinating
hard to understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong"
Based on the tone of the poem, which is the following is the likely tone (or connotation) of blithe?
negative
neutral
positive

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown" 
Plough is pronounced plow.  A plough is a tool used on a farm to dig up soil.  Based on that information, what is the best definition of a ploughboy?  
A person who builds farm tools.  
A slave. 
A farmer.  
A boy who works on a farm. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"The day what belongs to the day - at night the party fo young fellows, robust, friendly" 
The Latin word robur means strength.  
True or False: Someone who is robust is healthy and full of energy.  
True
False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Singing with open mouths their strong, melodious songs." 
Use your knowledge of word parts and context clues to select the best definition of melodious.
Hint: What smaller word do you hear in the word melodious?
smelling terrible
having a pleasant tune
something that is exaggerated
a happy feeling

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Americans the speaker refers to in the poem "I Hear America Singing" are-
ordinary working people
wounded soldiers
great figures in the US history
doctors and nurses

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing?
The songs are out of tune
Each person has a different song
People are singing songs no one can hear
People are singing out of sorrow

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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