9th Grade Essay Quizzes, Questions & Answers

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This quiz titled 'Reader response essay q 12.10' evaluates understanding of reader response essays, focusing on structure, content, and personal connection techniques. It tests knowledge on essay components and interpretation...

Questions: 7 | Attempts: 88 | Last updated: Oct 6, 2025

Sample Question
A reader response essay should not have an attention grabber

True

False

Week 2 Reading Quiz

Read Amy Tan's essay "Mother Tongue" then select the best answer for each question. You may refer back to the reading as you take the quiz.

Questions: 7 | Attempts: 2610 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

Sample Question
Tan states that she was giving a talk to a large group of people. It was the same type of talk she gave regularly, but with one difference. What was that difference?

She was using one of her other "Englishes."

Her mother was in the audience.

It was about her book "The Joy Luck Club."

She was speaking in Mandarin.

"Homeless" Comprehension Check

This quiz is meant to assess students' comprehension of the essay "Homeless" by Anna Quindlen.

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 1520 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

Sample Question
What was the homeless woman, Ann, trying to show the author by showing her photographs of a house?

She thought it looked similar to the author's house.

She didn't want a house; she prefered living outside.

She is a person of value because she used to own a house.

She's happy she doesn't have to pay a mortgage anymore.

"Shooting An Elephant" By George Orwell Quiz

Play the below quiz and review your knowledge regarding the historical essay "Shooting an Elephant" written by British writer George Orwell. It was first published in the literary magazine New Writing in the year 1936...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 10429 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025

Sample Question
What is Orwell's purpose in writing "Shooting an Elephant"?

To describe life in Burma

To expose the evils of imperialism

To argue for wildlife conservation

Scripture, Shakespeare Or Poor Richard?

Scripture, Shakespeare or Poor Richard?

America is awash in common sayings and quips. Many of these are derived from Bible verses, lines of Shakespeare's writings, or the many quotables from Ben Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac." ...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 703 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

Sample Question
"Neither a borrower, nor a lender be."

Scripture

Shakespeare

Ben Franklin

Quiz Over Rhetorical Devices And Strategies

quiz over Rhetorical Devices and Strategies

This quiz will test your knowledge of application of these terms

Questions: 16 | Attempts: 16130 | Last updated: Sep 2, 2025

Sample Question
She likes to eat chocolate eclairs, take moonlit walks, and sing classical jazz.

Repetition

Parallelism

Use of personal pronoun

Metaphor

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