Captain Arsenio
Authored by Leticia Pustejovsky
5th Grade
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This quiz assesses fifth-grade reading comprehension skills through detailed analysis of "Captain Arsenio," focusing on literary elements, genre identification, and inferential reasoning. Students demonstrate their understanding of story structure by identifying genre characteristics, analyzing character development, and recognizing theme. The questions require students to recall specific plot details, make inferences from textual evidence, and synthesize information to draw conclusions about character motivation and story outcomes. Students must differentiate between explicit information and implied meanings, particularly when analyzing Captain Arsenio's various career attempts and invention processes. The quiz emphasizes critical thinking skills essential for intermediate readers, including the ability to identify literary elements such as character, setting, and plot events, while also requiring students to interpret authorial intent through theme analysis. Created by Leticia Pustejovsky, a teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a post-reading evaluation, homework assignment, or review activity for students who have completed the Captain Arsenio text. The quiz supports classroom instruction by reinforcing key reading strategies and literary analysis skills that fifth-grade students need to master. Teachers can use this assessment for formative evaluation to gauge student comprehension and identify areas requiring additional support or reteaching. The varied question types, from factual recall to higher-order thinking skills like inference and theme identification, align with Common Core standards RL.5.1, RL.5.2, and RL.5.3, which emphasize drawing inferences from text, determining theme, and analyzing character development. This quiz effectively bridges independent reading practice with structured assessment, providing valuable data on student progress in reading comprehension and literary analysis.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the genre of Captain Arsenio?
Non-fiction
Science-Fiction
Folktale
Fantasy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Captain Arsenio was very successful in all his other jobs. (cheese master, blacksmith, scuba instructor, ship captain)
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
How do we know about Captain Arsenio?
His diary was found years ago.
He was in the newspaper.
People learned about him from TV.
He was famous for being a scuba diver.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What did Captain Arsenio use in his first invention?
cheese
canaries
springs
a rocket
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Captain Arsenio's second flight invention relied heavily on
temperature
bounce
acceleration
weight
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
In his 3rd flight invention, what part did Captain Arsenio forget?
How to make it bounce
How to make it fast
How to keep it in the air
How to use a spring
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What can you infer from step 7 on pg. 71?
Captain Arsenio had a sick animal.
Captain Arsenio was unharmed.
Captain Arsenio was dead.
Captain Arsenio was injured.
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