Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 1
Authored by Jordan Rackley
English
4th - 6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 1 of "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis and is designed for 4th to 6th grade students studying literature comprehension and analysis. The questions assess students' ability to identify key story elements including setting, characters, plot details, and historical context. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to extract explicit information from the text, such as character names, locations, and factual details about Bud's placement in foster care. The quiz also requires students to make basic inferences about character traits and understand the significance of symbolic objects like the blue piece of paper. Students must demonstrate knowledge of the Great Depression as the historical backdrop and recognize how this context influences the story's events and characters' circumstances. Created by Jordan Rackley, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 4-6. This comprehension quiz serves as an excellent tool for checking students' understanding after reading the opening chapter of this beloved novel. Teachers can use this assessment as a quick formative check during literature circles, as a homework assignment to reinforce reading accountability, or as a warm-up activity before class discussions about the novel's themes. The questions effectively gauge whether students are grasping essential plot points and character development that will be crucial for understanding the remainder of the story. This type of chapter-by-chapter assessment supports standards such as RL.4.1, RL.5.1, and RL.6.1, which require students to refer explicitly to the text when explaining what it says and when drawing inferences, as well as RL.4.3, RL.5.3, and RL.6.3 for describing characters and settings in detail.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the setting of the first chapter?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What family was Bud placed with by the caseworker?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How old is Bud?
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What major world event was going on when this story takes place?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does Bud live?
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the author of Bud, Not Buddy?
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the main character of the story?
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
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