You Can't Climb a Cactus
Authored by DANIELA MERCADO
English
2nd Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension of the children's book "You Can't Climb a Cactus" and is perfectly suited for second-grade students. The questions assess fundamental literary analysis skills including identifying story elements such as characters, setting, problem and resolution, as well as character development and motivation. Students need to demonstrate their ability to recall specific details from the text, understand cause-and-effect relationships, and track how the main character Erica changes throughout the story. The quiz requires students to comprehend plot structure by identifying Erica's initial problem (not wanting to visit Arizona), the events that lead to change (her educational tour experience), and the resolution (her changed perspective about Arizona). Additionally, students must distinguish between different roles in book creation by identifying the author versus illustrator, showing their understanding of how books are made. Created by Daniela Mercado, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 2. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing students' comprehension after a guided reading session or independent reading of the story. Teachers can use this as a formative assessment to gauge whether students understood key story elements before moving on to related activities, or as a summative assessment following a complete unit on desert ecosystems or overcoming preconceived notions. The quiz works effectively as a warm-up activity to refresh students' memory of the story before deeper discussions, or as homework to reinforce reading comprehension skills at home. This assessment directly supports Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 (asking and answering questions about key details), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 (describing how characters respond to major events), and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 (using illustrations and text to demonstrate understanding of characters and plot).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the author of the story?
Derrick Barnes
Steve Cox
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the illustrator of the story?
Derrick Barnes
Steve Cox
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Erica's problem in the story?
She has never been to Arizona and she thinks it will be boring.
She does not want to go to the nature center in Arizona.
She does not want to go on vacation to Seattle.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.1.9
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.K.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why didn't Erica want to go to Arizona?
Arizona looked like one big empty desert with weird cactus.
Arizona had too many trees to climb
Seattle had no trees to climb.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.1.9
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.K.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Grandpa, what animals are Javelinas compared to?
wild pigs
wild dogs
cows
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Grandpa give Erica a guidebook?
It is full of facts Erica would see in the tour.
It has coloring pages for Erica to color.
She needs a guidebook in order to take the tour.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are some things Erica sees in her tour?
scorpions, beettles, javelinas and lizards
javelinas and wild pigs
snake, scorpions, and hippos
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
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