To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 1
Authored by Taylor Berndt
English
7th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 1 of Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," covering essential character introductions, setting establishment, and key plot developments that form the foundation of the narrative. Designed for middle school students in grades 7-8, the questions assess reading comprehension, character analysis, and understanding of social dynamics within the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. Students need to demonstrate their ability to identify main characters and their roles (Atticus as lawyer, Scout as narrator, Jem as her brother, Calpurnia as the cook), understand the central mystery surrounding the Radley family and Boo Radley, and recognize the social conflicts that emerge between Scout and her teacher Miss Caroline. The quiz requires students to recall specific details about the setting, character motivations, and the underlying tensions between different social classes and perspectives that Harper Lee establishes in the opening chapter. Created by Taylor Berndt, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 7 and 8. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a chapter review quiz to ensure students have completed their reading assignment and understood the key elements introduced in the novel's opening. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension before moving forward with subsequent chapters, or use it as homework to reinforce important details and character relationships. The quiz works particularly well as a warm-up activity to begin class discussions about the novel's themes and characters, allowing teachers to identify which students need additional support with reading comprehension or character tracking. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1, which require students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of literary texts, as well as CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3, focusing on character development and plot analysis.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Atticus do for a living?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of the narrator's brother?
Jim
Jem
Jim-Bob
Joe
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of the town where Scout and Jem live?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Dill dare Jem to do?
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What dare does Jem agree to?
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is Calpurnia?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happened to the narrator’s brother, Jem, when he was about thirteen years old?
He broke his leg.
He broke his arm.
He broke his collarbone.
He suffered a broken heart.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
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