Ode to Teachers

Part A Which statement is an important message of “Ode to Teachers”?

• a.

  Speaking up in class is the best way to learn.

• b.

  The best teachers are often the most demanding.

• c.

  The students who speak less often learn the most.

• d.

  Great teachers can have an impact on a person that lasts for life.

Which word best describes the narrator of “Ode to Teachers”?

• a.

  shy

• b.

  eager

• c.

  scattered

• d.

  determined

In “Ode to Teachers,” what most helps build the narrator’s confidence?

• the way the teacher speaks to the class

• the grades the teacher gives the narrator

• the encouraging words the teacher writes

• the narrator’s practice of giving the teacher gifts

Part B Which line or lines in “Ode to Teachers” best supports the answer to Part A?

• a.

  “Come on! / Join our conversation, . . .”

• b.

  but for weeks I hid inside

• c.

  I read and reread your notes / praising / my writing

• d.

  I carry your smile / and faith inside. . ..

In the poem "Ode to Teachers" which lines best identifies the main conflict in the story?

• "let us hear your neon certainties"

• "how I looked down, hoping you wouldn't see me"

• "I'm listening," you encourage us, "Come on!"

• "I read and reread your notes praising my writing"

What type of conflict did the narrator in "Ode to Teachers" experience?

• Man vs society

• Man vs technology

• Man vs self

• Man vs Man

What is the most likely reason the lines "We need you and your stories and questions that like a fresh path wiill take us to new vistas" was included in the poem "Ode to Teachers?"

• To explain why the narrator was too shy to participate in their writing class

• To persuade the reader that they should participate more while at school

• To emphasize the teacher's superior writing skills as compared to his students

• To show the how the teachers words helped the narrator overcome their internal doubt

Which teacher from Orbiting Jupiter is most like the teacher from the poem "Ode to Teachers?"

• Mr. Canton

• Mr. D'Ulney

• Mr. Haskell

• Mr. Oates

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A Which statement is an important message of “Ode to Teachers”?

• a. Speaking up in class is the best way to learn.

• b. The best teachers are often the most demanding.

• c. The students who speak less often learn the most.

• d. Great teachers can have an impact on a person that lasts for life.

Which word best describes the narrator of “Ode to Teachers”?

• a. shy

• b. eager

• c. scattered

• d. determined