The Flight of Icarus
Authored by Lauren Beck
English
7th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively assesses students' understanding of the Greek myth "The Flight of Icarus" and is perfectly suited for 7th grade English Language Arts. The questions systematically evaluate multiple reading comprehension skills, beginning with literal comprehension through plot sequence and cause-and-effect relationships, then progressing to inferential thinking about character traits and motivations. Students must demonstrate their ability to identify textual evidence, analyze character behavior, and draw logical conclusions about personality traits and attitudes. The final questions require higher-order thinking skills as students synthesize the entire narrative to extract the moral lesson and make generalizations about character development. To succeed on this assessment, students need strong foundational skills in close reading, the ability to distinguish between explicit and implicit information, and experience with analyzing mythological literature's archetypal themes and symbolic meanings. Created by Lauren Beck, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing students' mastery of classical mythology while reinforcing essential reading comprehension strategies. Teachers can deploy this assessment in multiple instructional contexts: as a formative assessment following a unit on Greek mythology, as homework to reinforce independent reading skills, or as a review activity before summative evaluations on literary analysis. The question design makes it particularly valuable for identifying students who may struggle with inference-making or thematic analysis, allowing for targeted reteaching opportunities. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.7.1 (citing textual evidence to support analysis), RL.7.3 (analyzing interactions between story elements), and RL.7.2 (determining themes or central ideas), making it an ideal measurement tool for seventh-grade literature objectives while engaging students with timeless mythological content that continues to influence modern storytelling.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following events occurs first in the myth?
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Daedalus decides to escape from Crete by air because —
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From his behavior in the beginning of the myth, you can infer that Icarus —
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Daedalus warns his son that if he flies too low, —
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Icarus flies higher and higher because he —
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CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What warning sign indicates that Icarus is in danger?
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CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Icarus’s wings finally fall apart because —
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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