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What is a Poem?

Quiz by Sherika James-South

Grade 6
ELA
North Carolina Standard Course of Study

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  • Q1
    What is a poem?
    A type of writing where the author leaves you in suspense.
    A piece of writing that rhymes
    A type of writing where the reader has to use his or her imagination.
    A type of writing that is persuasive.
    60s
  • Q2
    What is a stanza in a poem similar to?
    a passage
    a song
    a graphic representation
    a story
    60s
  • Q3
    How many lines should a poem have?
    four
    Do not know
    any number
    ten
    60s
  • Q4
    A person who writes poems is called a ____________________
    Screenwriter
    Poet
    Performer
    Singer
    60s
  • Q5
    A poem can be repetitive
    Absolutely not
    No
    True
    False
    60s
  • Q6
    Only famous people can write poems.
    Correct
    Yes
    True
    False
    60s
  • Q7
    A poem I read today was called, "Song"
    No
    False
    Incorrect
    True
    60s
  • Q8
    Who wrote "Song"
    Andrea Shim
    Amy Lowell
    Maya Angelou
    Robert Frost
    60s
  • Q9
    Which of the following is an element of poems?
    imagery
    sadness
    peace
    love
    60s
  • Q10
    How many stanzas does the poem on the whiteboard have?
    Twentu
    Twelve
    Four
    Six
    60s
  • Q11
    What ending below is best suitable for the poem on the whiteboard?
    You have to try a little harder
    An education to call my own
    I like flowers in the field
    To be that engineer
    60s
  • Q12
    Who should you dedicate a poem to?
    Anyone
    Animals
    The sick
    Friends
    60s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is a textual evidence from the poem on the whiteboard?
    The poem is about a mother
    The poem is about children
    At your age I wish for books
    Oh! to be a butterfly
    60s
  • Q14
    Which of the following would be the most suitable addition to the poem on the whiteboard?
    I wish for you failure
    I wish for nothing
    I wish for you to be successful
    I like going to the amusement park.
    60s
  • Q15
    Which of the following could be an inference from the poem?
    There was a war.
    Some children simply do not want to play with toys.
    The father did want the children to go to school.
    The mother did not get a chance to go to school.
    60s

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