Ch 13 Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief
Authored by Wendy Kaess
English
3rd - 7th Grade
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CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 13 of Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief," specifically covering the sequence of events during Percy's journey on the train and his encounter at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. The questions assess reading comprehension at the 6th-7th grade level, requiring students to recall specific plot details, character motivations, and mythological elements woven throughout the narrative. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to track multiple story elements including timeline details, character backgrounds, mythological references, and action sequences. The quiz tests students' ability to distinguish between important story events and retain character-specific information, such as Annabeth's childhood experiences and career aspirations. The questions also require understanding of the fantasy elements central to Riordan's world-building, where mythological creatures like the Chimera appear in modern settings, demanding that students navigate between realistic and fantastical story components. Created by Wendy Kaess, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 3-7, this quiz serves as an effective formative assessment tool for monitoring student comprehension of a pivotal chapter in the novel. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a post-reading check to ensure students have grasped the key plot developments before moving forward in the text, or as a review activity to reinforce important story elements before class discussions about character development and mythological themes. The quiz works particularly well as a homework assignment to encourage careful reading, or as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before exploring deeper literary analysis of Percy's heroic journey. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1, which require students to cite textual evidence when drawing inferences and analyzing literature, as well as CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3, focusing on how plot elements interact and develop throughout a story.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How long have they been on the train?
5 days
1 week
2 days
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What did they see on the newspaper?
the pink poodle
the Hollywood sign
an article about Percy being "WANTED"
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What did Annabeth do when she was 7 years old?
Ran away to Camp Half-Blood
helped her father marry her step-mom
learned how to golf
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What did Annabeth want to be when she grows up?
A Scuba Diver
An architect
A fashion model
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What did Athena and Poseidon create together?
a castle
an Xbox
a chariot
a throne
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who rode up the elevator with Grover, Annabeth and Percy?
Luke
Chiron
a fat lady and her chihuahua
a fat man and his chihuahua
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why didn't Percy ride the elevator back down with Annabeth and Grover?
he wanted to stay longer than they did
he wanted to take the stairs
there wasn't enough room for him
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
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