How Much Land Does a Man Need? Elements of Fiction

How Much Land Does a Man Need? Elements of Fiction

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9 Qs

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How Much Land Does a Man Need? Elements of Fiction

How Much Land Does a Man Need? Elements of Fiction

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.5.3, RL.2.10, RL.5.9

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Meredith Reed

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who is the author of the short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"?

Aristotle

Tolstoy

I don't know

Franklin

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the setting of the story?

Mountains

Desert

Village

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What type of conflict(s) are seen in the story? Select 2

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Supernatural

Man vs. Self

Man vs. Man

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which part of the story can be described as the Rising Action? Select 2

Pakhom fears death

Pakhom dug holes along the way to mark his property

Pakhom was a peasant

Bashkirs were nice to Pakhom

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the climax of the story?

When Pakhom gets buried

When Pakhom was terrified and thought he would die

When Pakhom reaches the top of the hill

When Pakhom dug holes to mark his territory

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the falling action of the story "How Much Land Does a Man Need"? Select 2

"Well done" exclaimed the elder

"That's a lot of land you've earned yourself!"

When Pakhom reached the top of the hill

When Pakhom heard the Bashkirs cheering for him

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the resolution of the story?

Pakhom reached the top of the hill

"Oh well done!" exclaimed the elder.

Pakhom died and was buried

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the theme of the story?

It doesn't matter what things we have in our life, we all end up in the same place - the grave.

Greed is a sin

Work hard for what you want

Don't die after getting what you want

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

9.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Describe a conflict in the story. Select 3.

Pakhom fears death

However much land Pakhom can walk around; it's his to keep

The sun had set at the bottom of the hill - or so we thought

When Pakhom dies

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2