Secret of the Yellow Death Unit Test Review
Authored by Pam Williams
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8th Grade
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Looking at these quiz questions, I can see this assessment covers "The Secret of the Yellow Death," focusing on the historical scientific investigation into yellow fever transmission in the early 20th century. This material is appropriate for 8th grade students and integrates both science and reading comprehension skills. The questions require students to understand the scientific method through historical context, including how researchers like Dr. Carroll, Dr. Lazear, and Dr. Reed systematically tested different theories about disease transmission - from bacteria to contaminated clothing to mosquito vectors. Students must demonstrate comprehension of experimental design, evidence evaluation, and the iterative nature of scientific discovery. The quiz also assesses reading skills including text structure recognition, specifically chronological organization, and the ability to synthesize information across multiple parts of the text to understand cause-and-effect relationships in scientific research. Created by Pam Williams, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 8. This assessment serves as an excellent unit test review that combines science content with essential reading comprehension skills, making it perfect for cross-curricular instruction or English classes that incorporate informational texts. Teachers can use this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding before the actual unit test, assign it as homework to reinforce key concepts, or implement it as a warm-up activity to refresh student memory of important details from the text. The quiz effectively supports classroom instruction by requiring students to recall specific details, analyze scientific reasoning, and make connections between historical events and modern understanding of disease prevention. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7 for integrating quantitative or technical information, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.3 for identifying key steps in describing scientific procedures, while also supporting Next Generation Science Standards MS-LS1-5 regarding disease prevention and treatment.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The prisoner who died in the guardhouse...
Was surrounded by yellow fever patients
Gave yellow fever to other people
He hadn't been near any yellow fever patients
Died of another disease
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Dr. Carroll was worried what disease he had. He had to...
Look to find the yellow fever germ in his blood
Check and see if he had a mosquito bite
Take some medicine
Wait and see what his symptoms were
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CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What kind of text structure is being used: "First he took his temperature. Then, he checked his pulse. Finally, he wrote down his findings."
Cause and Effect
Chronological
Question and Answer
Description
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Dr. Lazear...
Believed in the bacteria theory
Believed in the clothes theory
Believed in the mosquito theory
Believed none of the theories were right
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
To test the mosquito theory...
The doctors had to dissect mosquitoes
The doctors had to do autopsies on dead bodies
The doctors had to wear clothes of sick people
The doctors had to let mosquitoes bite someone
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CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why did Lazear and Finlay's experiments fail?
Not enough time passed when the mosquitoes bit someone
The mosquitoes were the wrong breed
The mosquitoes didn't have yellow fever
Mosquitoes don't carry yellow fever
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why did Reed want volunteers to sign consent forms?
He didn't want to be sued
He wanted to be the first to have signed forms for an experiment
He wanted the volunteers to know the risks of the experiments
He thought it would be funny
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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