Literary
Informational
Genre
Literary Terms
Toss-Up
100
In line 9, what is the effect of the word 'steal" on the overall message of the poem? (AKS 4)
Steal emphasizes that enslaved people were not allowed to become educated, and this was considered a crime in some parts of the United States.
100
What does the word "ideals" most likely mean as it is used in paragraph 10? (AKS 13)
Dreams
100
The author creates a magical world where anything can happen.
Fantasy
100
Two people speaking back and forth. It involves quotes. (AKS 3)
Dialogue
100
To interpret or translate after drawing evidence from the text. (Taking what you know + What you have read) (AKS 1/10)
Inference
200
Why did the poet choose to use the word "steal" in line 9? (AKS 4)
The poet likely used this word to highlight how risky it was for an enslaved person to learn how to read.
200
Which phrase from phrases from paragraph 10 best supports the meaning of "ideals"? (AKS 13)
"If I look up into the heavens, I think it will all come right"
200
Verse that uses sounds, rhythm, and word choice to share ideas
Poetry
200
When a character sees something from their perspective. (AKS 6)
Point of view
200
When you hear the dialect used in the poem, what can you infer about education during slavery? (AKS 1)
Slaves did not have any formal education.
300
Daily Double: Who is "Mr. Turner's Ben" and how did he learn to read? (AKS 3)
Ben is a former slave, and Mr. Turner is likely a reference to the slaveholder. Ben Learns to read from Eavesdropping on the reading lessons of the white children.
300
How does the excerpt from Anne Frank's diary entry in paragraph 6 contribute to the ideas in the text? (AKS 14)
It emphasizes the positivity that Frank maintained despite her family's desperate circumstances.
300
A story about a real person's life, written by another person.
Biography
300
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.(AKS 3)
Plot
300
What does the following phrase mean in the poem? "Knowledge didn't agree with slavery, T'would make us all too wise." (AKS 4)
If slaves gained knowledge through reading they could challenge the Master's authority over them;
400
Which of the following best describes the speaker's feeling about eventually learning how to read? (AKS 6)
The speaker feels powerful because she can access knowledge on her own.
400
What is the connection between Anne Frank and Asiieh and Sydeny in paragraph 9? (AKS 12)
Asiieh and Sydney are just two of many people who read Anne's words and, as the title suggests, find "comfort" in them.
400
A story that takes technology and science and pushes beyond what is possible at that moment: aliens, space ships, other planets, etc.
Science Fiction
400
the way an author organizes information in a text. (AKS 5/14)
Text Structure
400
How does paragraph 3 of the passage contribute to the whole? (AKS 14)
To describe the importance of Anne Frank in the context of the Holocaust.
500
What is the poem's rhyme scheme? (AKS 5)
The second and fourth lines in each stanza rhyme.
500
How does the excerpt from Anne Frank's diary entry in paragraph 6 contribute to the ideas in the text? (AKS 14)
It emphasizes the positivity that Frank maintained despite her family's desperate circumstances.
500
A story about a real person's life that is written by that person.
autobiography
500
Words that have a primary or literal meaning; some also have a secondary or connotative meaning, which implies an additional idea or feeling related to the word or phrase. (AKS 4/13)
Connotative
500
What skills does the following steps represent? (AKS 13/14)
What are words and phrases the author implements contribute to the structure and message of the text?