Hatchet - Chapter 1 & 2
Authored by Mary McDonald
5th Grade
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This quiz assesses 5th grade students' reading comprehension of Gary Paulsen's novel "Hatchet," specifically focusing on the critical opening chapters that establish the story's central conflict and survival theme. The questions evaluate multiple levels of comprehension, from basic recall of plot details and character information to higher-order thinking skills including inference, prediction, and literary analysis. Students must demonstrate their ability to identify key story elements such as setting, character motivation, and conflict, while also interpreting textual evidence to understand implied meanings, such as recognizing the pilot's heart attack symptoms. The quiz requires students to synthesize information across both chapters to make predictions about future events and identify the main conflict that will drive the entire narrative forward. Created by Mary McDonald, a 5th grade teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This comprehension quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding after reading the opening chapters of this popular survival novel. Teachers can use this quiz as a reading check to ensure students are comprehending key plot points before moving forward in the text, or as a discussion starter to explore themes of survival, family conflict, and coming-of-age that permeate the novel. The mix of factual recall and analytical thinking questions makes it versatile for both individual assessment and small group discussions about character development and plot prediction. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.5.1 for quoting accurately from text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences, RL.5.3 for comparing and contrasting characters and analyzing how they respond to challenges, and RL.5.10 for reading and comprehending literature at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Brian Robeson was headed to ___________ in a Cessna 406 to spend the summer with his dad.
the coast in Washington state
the wilderness of North Dakota
the oil fields of Canada
the cornfields in Oklahoma
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
While Brian traveled in the plane, the pilot taught him __________.
how to steer a Cessna 406
how to use a hatchet
how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406
how to fill the gas tank on the Cessna 406
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was Brian thinking about as he was flying to see his father?
his girlfriend
catching fish
what he and his father were going to do over the summer
his parents' divorce
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The first sign the pilot wasn't feeling well was when
the pilot grabbed his chest.
the pilot rubbed his left shoulder.
the pilot said his eyes were burning.
the pilot clutched his stomach.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How often did Brian use the radio to call for help?
every hour
every half of an hour
every ten minutes
every two hours
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Brian decided he should land the plane
on top of a mountain.
on an empty road.
in an empty field.
on a lake.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Brian is a 13 year old boy who is upset by his mother's secret.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
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