Theme for English B
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word BEST describes the speaker of Theme for English B?
truthful or honest
funny
angry
happy
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In this poem, the speaker's sense of self is most connected to
the music of Harlem
the college on the hill
his race and skin color
his life as an American
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The tone of "Theme for English B" is initially
a. confused and frustrated
b. excited and amused
c. fearful and determined
d. none of these
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement best summarizes the poem?
The speaker receives a B grade for a theme paper he writes for his English class.
The speaker feels that he has nothing in common with the instructor of his English class.
The speaker describes his doubts about the other students enrolled in his English B class.
The speaker writes a paper about how race relates to his truth and identity.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the sentence that best describes the theme of the poem.
There is only one version of any truth.
Race has little to do with opportunity.
Being an American is about having one singular identity.
We can all learn something from one another.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a possible interpretation of the following line from the poem: "Being me, it will not be white."
a. He is turning in his theme on colored paper.
b. His life experiences make him what he is, and that will come out in his writing.
c. The teacher will automatically be prejudiced against his paper.
d. The teacher will be able to tell it was written by a black person.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you—Then, it will be true." The word "true" in line #5 most likely means:
factually correct
believable
told straight, without any extra details
truly personal and significant
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
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