A Spirit of Determination

The team lacks ____ in the way it plays, and so is unlikely to win anything this season.

• KINDNESS

• SPIRIT

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Strong in determination.

• Mortify

• Insulation

• Unrelenting

• Tether

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"I'll rise and I rise" are repeated throughout the poem to emphasize her determination and triumph. This is an example of which of the following?

• Hyperbole

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

The poem "Still I Rise" has a tone that can best be described as which of the following?

• hateful

• melancholy

• confident

• cheerful

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word best completes the sentence: Her spirit of ____ was evident in her refusal to give up.

• A) resignation

• B) determination

• C) hesitation

• D) confusion

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of the word 'tenacity' as used in the context of determination?

• A) Weakness

• B) Persistence

• C) Indifference

• D) Laziness

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Identify the literary device used in the phrase: 'Her determination was a roaring fire.'

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence structure is correct?

• A) Despite her determination, she failed.

• B) She failed, despite her determination.

• C) Despite, her determination she failed.

• D) She, despite her determination failed.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

In the context of determination, which word is a synonym for 'resolute'?

• A) Uncertain

• B) Firm

• C) Weak

• D) Doubtful

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the tone of a passage that describes a character's unwavering determination?

• A) Defeated

• B) Apathetic

• C) Resolute

• D) Indifferent

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4