A Wrinkle in Time
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A Wrinkle in Time
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English, Fun
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4th - 5th Grade
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This quiz thoroughly assesses students' comprehension and analysis of Madeleine L'Engle's classic science fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time," focusing on key plot events, character relationships, and thematic elements throughout the story. The questions target 4th-5th grade reading level and require students to demonstrate deep understanding of character motivations, plot progression, and the novel's central themes of good versus evil, individuality versus conformity, and the power of love. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track complex narrative elements across multiple planets and dimensions, analytical thinking to understand character relationships like Charles Wallace's telepathic abilities and his connection to Meg, and the ability to identify cause-and-effect relationships in the plot. The quiz emphasizes critical story moments including the children's journey through space via tesseract, their encounters with the Mrs. W's, the dystopian society of Camazotz, and the climactic rescue of both Mr. Murry and Charles Wallace from IT's control. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 4th-5th grade literature. The assessment serves as an excellent tool for measuring students' mastery of this complex novel after completing their reading, whether used as a summative assessment, review activity, or homework assignment to reinforce key story elements. Teachers can implement this quiz as a formal evaluation of reading comprehension, use individual questions for daily warm-ups during novel study, or assign it as independent practice to help students prepare for class discussions about the book's deeper meanings. The questions effectively support classroom instruction by requiring students to recall specific details while also analyzing character development and thematic elements, making it ideal for formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving on to related writing assignments or comparative literature studies. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3, which focus on citing textual evidence, analyzing character relationships, and understanding plot development in literary texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Meg was aware of Charles Wallace's uncanny ability to...
put perfect strangers at ease
probe into her mind and her mother's
communicate with his brothers without speaking
move objects by just thinking about it
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
When Charles met Calvin, what did he tell Calvin about Mrs. Murry?
She understands more than she realizes.
She's not one of us.
Her abilities are developing.
She's not the moron she appears to be.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What were the children shown when they stopped to rest on Uriel?
how to metamorphose as Mrs. Whatsit did
the dark evil Mr. Murry was fighting
their present location on a star map of the galaxy
the vehicle in which they would complete their journeyt
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Why were the children taken to the Happy Medium?
She could show them Earth and the Dark Thing around it.
She possessed the ability to ease their anxieties.
She could best explain what a tesseract was.
She had knowledge of Mr. Murry's physical and emotional state.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What command did Mrs. Which give Meg, Charles and Calvin on Camazotz?
Never lose sight of your goal.
Use your talents to save your world
Communicate with them only when necessary.
Do not let them separate you.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Eventually, when Charles looked into the man's red eyes, he...
tried to convince Meg to stop eating ITs food
understood the man meant to do him harm
felt his own power diminish
started eating the tasteless food
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Supposedly, the people on Camazotz were happy and efficient because...
all individuality had been eliminated
the Dark Thing had been conquered
IT was a kind and benevolent being
they had been transformed into robots
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.1
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