To build a fire
Authored by Ruth Schroeder
English
7th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz thoroughly assesses seventh and eighth-grade students' comprehension of Jack London's classic short story "To Build a Fire," focusing on plot details, character analysis, setting, and literary elements. The questions evaluate students' ability to recall specific story events, understand character relationships and motivations, identify key themes like man versus nature, and analyze London's use of literary devices such as symbolism and foreshadowing. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track the protagonist's journey through the harsh Yukon wilderness, recognize the significance of details like the dog's instinctual knowledge versus the man's overconfidence, and understand how London builds tension throughout the narrative. The quiz also tests vocabulary comprehension with terms like "anesthetic" and "chechaquo," requiring students to use context clues and demonstrate their grasp of specialized terminology that enhances the story's authentic frontier setting. Created by Ruth Schroeder, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 7 and 8. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the middle school English classroom, functioning effectively as a post-reading quiz to gauge student understanding, a review tool before class discussions or essays, or a formative assessment to identify areas where students may need additional support with reading comprehension strategies. Teachers can use this quiz as homework to reinforce reading assignments, as a warm-up activity to begin literature circle discussions, or as preparation for more complex analytical writing tasks about themes in American literature. The detailed questions support students in meeting standards such as CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 and RL.8.1 for citing textual evidence, RL.7.3 and RL.8.3 for analyzing character development and plot elements, and RL.7.4 and RL.8.4 for determining word meanings in context, making it an invaluable tool for building the close reading skills essential for success in middle school English language arts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did the story take place?
Antarctica
Alaska
Yellowstone Park
the Yukon Territory
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the man THINK the temperature outside is?
0 degrees
-50 degrees
32 degrees
-20 degrees
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the man make a second fire?
to dry his socks and moccasins
to give his dog a break
to prepare his lunch
to wait out the cold
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The relationship between the man and his dog was most like that of...
two old friends
master and slave
father and son
teammates
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the old-timer on Sulpher Creek, what was the man's biggest mistake?
traveling alone
stopping too long at lunch time
failing to bring extra clothes and supplies
not watching for hidden springs
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the dog appreciate about the man?
his drive to keep going
his comforting presence
his ability to make fire
his willingness to take risks
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is the man heading to?
home to his family
the camp to the rest of the boys
to a dogsled race
the north pole
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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