I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011
Authored by Marlee E
English
6th - 7th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and literary analysis of the historical fiction novel "I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011" from Lauren Tarshis's popular disaster series. Designed for grades 6-7, the assessment evaluates students' ability to recall specific plot details, understand character development, and make connections between story elements and real-world knowledge. Students must demonstrate comprehension of key narrative elements including character backstory, cause-and-effect relationships, and the application of prior knowledge within the story context. The questions require students to identify specific events, understand how past experiences influence present actions, and distinguish between factual information about natural disasters and fictional plot elements. To succeed, students need strong literal comprehension skills, the ability to track multiple story threads, and basic understanding of how authors weave educational content into engaging narratives. Created by Marlee E, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 6-7. This comprehension quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the middle school English classroom, functioning effectively as a chapter-by-chapter reading check, post-reading assessment, or review activity before class discussions. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to higher-order thinking activities about the text, or as homework to reinforce independent reading accountability. The mix of multiple-choice and true/false questions makes it ideal for quick comprehension checks during literature circles or as warm-up activities to activate prior knowledge before deeper textual analysis. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.6.1 and RL.7.1, which require students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, as well as RL.6.3 and RL.7.3, focusing on how plot elements interact and develop throughout the story.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happened to Ben's Dad?
He died in a car crash
His plane as shot down
He had a heart attack
nothing
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Harry get hurt?
The cat scratched him
He fell when he was running
He fell out of a cherry tree
He got hit in the head with a baseball
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What had Ben's Dad told him that helped during the Earthquake?
Climb a tree
Don't be scared
Run away
Don't let the fear over take you
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Ben and his Family jump in the car so quickly?
They saw a black cloud
They saw a huge wave of water coming
They were afraid of another Earthquake
They were going for ice cream
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
30 sec • 1 pt
Ben's Dad had told him about how pilots are trained to find their way out of a plane that has crashed in the water. How did that help been when he was trapped in the car?
he used his hands for eyes
he used his ears for eyes
he learned how to swim
he could hold his breath for a long time
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When Ben was on the Mattress it started moving. This was happening because He was being rescued.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After the Tsunami went back out to the sea Ben ended up at a school.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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