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Finding Lincoln

Authored by Nadine Lynch

English

3rd Grade

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Based on the questions presented, this quiz focuses on reading comprehension skills through analysis of the story "Finding Lincoln," which addresses themes of segregation, civil rights, and personal courage in 1950s America. The content is designed for third-grade students and requires them to demonstrate multiple levels of comprehension including literal understanding of plot events, character analysis, identification of story elements like setting and problem-solution structure, and inferential thinking about character motivations and emotions. Students must also apply vocabulary skills by interpreting an idiom, using context clues to determine word meaning, and understanding descriptive language. The quiz incorporates higher-order thinking skills as students analyze character similarities, predict consequences of actions, and identify textual evidence to support inferences about a character's emotional state. Created by Nadine Lynch, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 3. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a summative assessment following a complete reading of the text, a review activity to reinforce key story elements and reading strategies, or as guided practice during literature circles or small group instruction. The quiz supports formative assessment by allowing teachers to evaluate students' mastery of essential reading comprehension skills including story structure analysis, character development understanding, and the ability to support inferences with textual evidence. The content aligns with Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1 for asking and answering questions about text, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 for describing character actions and motivations, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4 for determining word meanings in context, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 for using text illustrations and details to demonstrate understanding of characters and plot.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the problem in the story Finding Lincoln?

Louis can't find his friend, Lincoln.
Louis is lost.
Louis is not allowed in the library.
Louis lost his library card.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Louis and his dad want to know more about?

George Washington and honey bees
Abe Lincoln and George Washington
honey bees and presidents
honey bees and Abe Lincoln

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Louis get that his parents did not have?

a book about Lincoln
a library card
at A on the essay
a book about bees

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the idiom "You are a couch potato" mean?

You look like a potato.
You are lazy.
The potato is on the couch.
People sit on you.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What caused Lewis to go to the library?

He needed a book about Lincoln the man.
He needed a book about Lincoln as a boy.
He wanted a book about bees.
He wanted to visit the nice librarian.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the setting of the story?

the Civil War era

the North in the 1950's

the South in the 1950's

President Lincoln's homes

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why could Louis not go in the Library?

because he was not white

because he was too young

because it was too far away

because he did not have a library card

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RF.4.4C

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