Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain
Authored by Rebecca yates
5th - 9th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and grammar skills, specifically targeting analysis of an informational text titled "Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain" alongside comma usage in complex sentences. The content is appropriate for middle school students, approximately grades 6-8, as it requires students to identify author's purpose, determine text structure, analyze vocabulary in context, and apply knowledge of sentence types and punctuation rules. Students need strong foundational skills in identifying different genres of informational text, understanding how authors organize information to support their main ideas, and using context clues and word origins to determine meaning. The grammar portion demands mastery of complex sentence structure, including the ability to distinguish between compound and complex sentences, identify dependent and independent clauses, and apply comma rules when dependent clauses precede independent clauses. Students must demonstrate both analytical thinking skills for the reading comprehension tasks and technical grammar knowledge for the punctuation applications. Created by Rebecca Yates, a teacher in the US who teaches grades 5 and 9. This comprehensive assessment effectively combines reading comprehension with essential grammar skills, making it an excellent tool for integrated language arts instruction. The quiz works particularly well as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding of both literary analysis techniques and fundamental punctuation rules that students will use throughout their academic careers. Teachers can use this as a review activity before standardized testing, assign it as independent practice homework, or implement it as a warm-up activity spread across multiple class periods. The variety of question types allows for differentiated instruction, as teachers can focus on specific skill areas where students need additional support. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards RL.6.6, RL.6.5, L.6.4, and L.6.2, as it assesses students' ability to determine author's purpose, analyze text structure, determine word meanings, and demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling conventions.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In “Embarrassed?” what is most likely the author’s purpose for including information about the game Cyberball?
To explain how feelings change over time
To explain why some teens do not like games
To explain how feeling rejected affects the brain
To explain why some people feel pain more than others
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CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The word amplify comes from the Latin word amplificare, which means “to enlarge.” What does amplify mean in paragraph 9 of “Embarrassed?”
Embarrass
Strengthen
Identify
Soothe
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CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In “Embarrassed?” the section “Embarrassment Has an Unfair Advantage” is organized in a way that shows —
the ways people can overcome negative thoughts
the positive and negative impacts of social pain
the types of negative feelings teens may experience
the way understanding of social pain has changed over time
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What genre of text is Embarrassment, Blame Your Brain?
informational text
mystery
historical fiction
fantasy
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CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which commas are used correctly?
In basketball players have, to use their brain to figure out tough plays.
In basketball players have to use their brain to figure out, tough plays.
In basketball, players have to use their brain to figure out tough plays.
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CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which commas are used correctly?
Unfortunately Trevon and John like baseball, more than basketball.
Unfortunately, Trevon and John like baseball more than basketball.
Unfortunately Trevon and John, like baseball more than basketball.
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CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
To ______________ something is to make it stronger or more intense.
essential
amplify
humiliation
generate
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CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
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