Journeys 2017 Antarctic Journal Comprehension
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4th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension skills through the analysis of "Antarctic Journal," a nonfiction text that follows an author's research expedition to Antarctica. The questions assess fourth-grade level comprehension strategies including text organization, vocabulary in context, literary devices, and sequence of events. Students must demonstrate their ability to identify how authors structure informational texts chronologically, recognize figurative language such as similes and metaphors, and use context clues to determine the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary like "rookery," "krill," and "crevasse." The quiz requires students to distinguish between different organizational patterns, analyze author's purpose in including specific phrases, and extract explicit information from the text to answer detail-oriented questions about timing and sequence. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying fourth-grade reading comprehension. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of complex informational text features, or as guided practice following a whole-class reading of the Antarctic Journal selection. Teachers can implement this quiz as a follow-up activity after reading instruction to reinforce comprehension strategies, assign it as independent practice homework to solidify student understanding of text analysis skills, or use it as a review tool before summative assessments. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards RI.4.3 for explaining events and concepts in historical texts, RI.4.4 for determining meaning of domain-specific vocabulary, and RI.4.5 for describing the overall structure of informational texts, making it an essential component of a comprehensive fourth-grade literacy program.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the author organize the events in her journal?
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CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which text from the journal includes a simile?
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CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In her journal, the author describes a penguin rookery. What is a penguin rookery?
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CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At Palmer Station, the author learns that blue whales eat krill. What is krill?
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CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these phrases from the journal does NOT help you understand the sequence of events?
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CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author falls into a crevasse. What is a crevasse?
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CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which text from the journal included a metaphor?
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
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