Lesson 13 - Reading Journeys - Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend
Authored by Cesar Luli
English
3rd Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and language arts skills centered around "Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend," making it ideal for 3rd grade students. The assessment combines vocabulary development with story comprehension, requiring students to determine word meanings through context clues for terms like "rugged," "pleaded," and "mist." Students must demonstrate literal comprehension by recalling specific story details about characters (Chief Sky, Gray Wolf, Black Bear, and Soaring Eagle), plot events (the leadership test and journey to the mountain), and story outcomes. The quiz also integrates grammar instruction through subject-verb agreement questions, requiring students to distinguish between singular and plural verb forms. To succeed, students need strong decoding skills, the ability to extract explicit information from text, context clue strategies for vocabulary, and basic understanding of grammatical structures. Created by Cesar Luli, an English teacher in PA who teaches grade 3. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the elementary classroom, functioning effectively as a post-reading assessment to gauge student comprehension of the Cherokee legend while reinforcing key vocabulary and grammar concepts. Teachers can utilize this assessment for formative evaluation to identify students who may need additional support with reading comprehension or grammar skills, or as a summative tool following completion of the story unit. The mix of vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar questions makes it versatile for whole-group review sessions, independent practice, or homework assignments. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards including CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1 for asking and answering questions about key details, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4 for determining word meanings, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1 for demonstrating command of standard English grammar, specifically subject-verb agreement.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word rugged mean in the sentence below?
The bike riders could not cross the rugged mountain.
sandy and wet
grassy and green
windy and cold
bumpy and rocky.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word pleaded mean in the sentence below?
The mouse pleaded the cat to let him go.
begged
screamed
joked
ordered
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the Chief Sky need to find a new leader?
He was going to start a new tribe.
He was fired.
He was getting too old.
He wanted to go live in the Yonder Mountain by himself.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word mist mean in the sentence below?
It was difficult to see the peak of the mountain because of the mist that was covering it.
moon
night
sun
light rain
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most important quality of a chief according to the legend?
being smart
knowing about medicine
having lots of money
helping others.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.
The young man walk down the street.
The young man walks down the street.
Tags
CCSS.RF.2.3D
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.2.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many men did Chief Sky called for the test?
2
5
4
3
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.4.6
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