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The Life and Work of Dr. Seuss

The Life and Work of Dr. Seuss

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RI.11-12.9, RI.11-12.10, 6.NS.B.3

+26

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kyndal Mashburn

Used 9+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

2.

WORD CLOUD QUESTION

1 min • Ungraded

Write a few words that come to mind when you think of Dr. Seuss:

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

3.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Based on what you learned in the video, place the following events in order:

Geisel publishes "And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street"

Geisel goes to Dartmouth College

Geisel drops out of Oxford

Geisel writes books to improve children's literacy rates

Geisel creates war propaganda

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is one thing you learned about Dr. Seuss from the video?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

As a child, how did Geisel's parents support his creativity?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why was Geisel picked on by his peers?

Kids thought he was weird for spending a lot of time at the zoo

He was creative and liked to draw, which was odd for boys at the time

His parents were German and made their money from a brewery

He didn't like people or socializing and that freaked people out

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Geisel used the pen name "Dr. Seuss" to hide his identity. What is another word for "pen name"? (Hint: We learned this word reading about O. Henry!!")

Pseudogene

Pseudoscience

Pseudopod

Pseudonym

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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