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English
6th -
8thgrade
The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the rose represent?
a person
a flower
love
earth
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did the author include the line, "It learned 2 walk without having feet?" (Stanza 1, Lines 3-4)
To show that everyone needs feet in order to walk and run
To show that life is fair to everyone and that people complain too much
To show that this person has had a very hard life and had to struggle
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of this poem?
People can grow and blossom even in the worst circumstances.
Life is unfair so people should just accept what they’ve been given.
Always be careful not to step on roses in concrete while walking on the sidewalk.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Read the line, "it learned 2 breathe fresh air" (Stanza 1, Line 6)
The rose breathing air is an example of:
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
idiom
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are possible synonyms for the word tenacity? (Stanza 2, Line 11)
persistent, firm
apprehensive, hesitant
damaged, contaminated
cowardice, indifference
- 6. Multiple Choice
On the contrary (Stanza 2, Line 10) is a key word for which type of text structure?
contrast
cause
compare
description
- 7. Multiple Choice
What effect does the author's use of repetition have on the reader? (Stanzas 1 and 3)
to show the determination of the rose
to symbolize the fact that the rose had feet
to prove that the reader can understand this metaphor
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does the concrete symbolize in The Rose that Grew From Concrete?
the ghetto
the road
the sidewalk
the grass
- 9. Multiple Choice
"We would all celebrate its tenacity. We would all love its will 2 reach the sun" (Stanza 2, Lines 10-11)
The language in these sentences creates a mood of:
Hope
Despair
Hesitation
Doubt
- 10. Multiple Choice
"By keeping its dreams, it learned 2 breathe fresh air"
What are the nouns in this excerpt? (Select 2)
fresh
dreams
breathe
air
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