The Vanishing Island Section 1 & 2
Authored by Ambar Alvarez
English
7th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and literary analysis skills through the study of "The Vanishing Island," a nonfiction text about the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe and their displacement from Isle de Jean Charles due to environmental changes. Designed for middle school students in grades 7-8, this assessment requires students to demonstrate multiple essential reading skills including vocabulary development through context clues, making inferences from textual evidence, identifying organizational patterns in expository writing, and analyzing the relationship between text and visual features. Students must understand concepts of cause and effect, particularly how environmental factors like erosion and hurricanes impact communities, while also grasping cultural and historical themes related to Native American experiences and forced relocation. Created by Ambar Alvarez, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 7 and 8. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool for measuring student comprehension after reading sections of this complex informational text. Teachers can use this assessment for post-reading evaluation, homework assignments, or as preparation for more comprehensive discussions about environmental justice and indigenous rights. The quiz effectively supports classroom instruction by requiring students to engage with both explicit information and implicit meanings, making it ideal for teaching critical thinking skills. This assessment aligns with standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.5, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.1, focusing on citing textual evidence, determining word meanings, analyzing text structure, and making inferences from complex informational texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using context clues, what does the word "erodes" mean in your text?
to resolve a problem
to keep or continue without changing
the tools needed to survive
to become worn down, to deteriorate, usually caused by natural forces
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did people move to the Isle de Jean Charles?
to have a better future
to escape racial discrimination
to establish a new colony
to live closer to the Gulf of Mexico
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe no longer able to subsist?
The native americans have left their island and have no money
The tribe can no longer subsist due to food shortage
Since 1955, they have lost their land due to encroaching waters, climate changes, and other natural disasters.
They do no have any more ammunition to hunt, trap, or fish.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following inferences best explains why the listed ingredients for the Gumbo Fricassee recipe are significant?
The recipe is what tribal members plan to serve elders after relocating.
The recipe shows that Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribal culture has roots in many other cultures.
The recipe can help readers make Gumbo Fricassee for themselves.
The recipe helps explain where the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe sources their food.
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CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.6.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How mainly do hurricanes put the Isle de Jean Charles’s long-term future at risk?
The island’s only road becomes impassible during hurricanes.
Hurricanes sweep away the tribe’s belongings.
he island loses electricity because of hurricanes.
Problems with erosion are worse during hurricanes.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which definition most closely matches the meaning of settle as it is used in paragraph 30?
to decide something
to put things in order
to move to a place to live
to end an argument
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of the word "subsistence" as it is used on paragraph 7?
The ability to live off of one's natural surroundings
to evolve and become modern
causing ruin, disastrous
to become deteriorated over time
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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