The Outsiders, Chapters 1-3
Authored by Ruth Feltner
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension of S.E. Hinton's classic novel "The Outsiders," specifically covering the events, characters, and relationships established in the opening three chapters. The content is appropriate for middle school students, typically grades 6-8, as it requires students to demonstrate literal comprehension skills, character analysis, and recall of specific plot details. Students need to understand character relationships within the Curtis family and the broader Greaser gang, track chronological events like the movie theater incident and Ponyboy's encounter with the Socs, and recognize character traits through both direct description and character actions. The questions assess students' ability to differentiate between multiple characters with distinct personalities, remember specific dialogue and quotes, and understand the social dynamics between the Greasers and Socs that drive the novel's central conflict. Created by Ruth Feltner, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades K-University. This comprehensive quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding before progressing to later chapters of the novel. Teachers can use this quiz as a chapter review to reinforce key plot points and character development, assign it as homework to encourage careful reading, or implement it as a warm-up activity to refresh students' memories before class discussions. The detailed questions support close reading practices and help students pay attention to important literary elements like characterization, setting, and conflict. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 for analyzing character interactions, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 for reading and comprehending literature at grade level complexity.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who does Ponyboy live with?
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CCSS.RL.K.1
CCSS.RL.K.3
CCSS.SL.K.2
CCSS.L.K.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Chapter 1, around what time of day is Ponyboy walking out of the movies?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which character was famous for shoplifting and his switch blade?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which two said they would come with Dally to the ‘Nightly Double’ the next day?
Tags
CCSS.RL.K.1
CCSS.RL.K.3
CCSS.SL.K.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What car did the Socs Drive before jumping Ponyboy?
Tags
CCSS.RL.K.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which character is being described? “ He was cocky, smart, and Soda’s best buddy since grade school.-He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upside-down and backward,and he could drive anything on wheels. (Hinton 9)
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who first finds Ponyboy after he gets jumped by the Socs?
Tags
CCSS.RL.K.1
CCSS.RL.K.3
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