Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief Chapter 17
Authored by Suzanne Flexsenhar
English
6th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and literary analysis of Chapter 17 from Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief," specifically targeting 6th-grade English Language Arts skills. Students must demonstrate their ability to recall specific plot details, understand character motivations, and identify key story elements including character names, actions, and magical elements within the Greek mythology framework. The questions assess students' comprehension of narrative sequence, cause-and-effect relationships, and their ability to distinguish between true and false statements about chapter content. Students need strong reading comprehension skills, attention to textual details, and the ability to connect mythological references (such as Procrustes from Greek mythology) to the modern fantasy narrative structure that Riordan employs throughout the series. Created by Suzanne Flexsenhar, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding immediately after reading Chapter 17, ensuring that students are actively engaged with the text and comprehending key plot developments before moving forward in the novel. Teachers can use this quiz as a quick warmup activity to refresh student memory of the previous night's reading assignment, as homework to reinforce chapter comprehension, or as a review activity before discussing the chapter's significance to the overall quest narrative. The quiz effectively supports classroom instruction by focusing on both literal comprehension and students' ability to connect mythological elements to contemporary storytelling, aligning with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 for analyzing how plot developments unfold throughout a narrative.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did Percy and his friends get into trouble that led them inside of the Waterbed Store
They decided to raid the store for Money
They wanted to get some rest
They ran into the store to hide from bullies
It was the entrance to the underworld
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did they pay for the taxi ride?
They had money from Ares
They use the credit card from the hotel
They threatened the driver
They didn’t take a taxi
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is Crusty’s real name
Aegeus
Procrustes
Crusty
Ariadne
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What was Crusty known for?
A muggle
Helping bullies beat kids
A Greek Waterbed Seller
The stretcher
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did Crusty trap Annabeth and Grover with ropes?
He snap his finger and said ERGO
He pulled out ropes and snapped his finger
He snap his finger and pulled out ropes to trap them
The bed swallow them
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did Percy Jackson save his friends from Procrustes
He use Riptide (His sword given to him by his father) the slay down Procrustes
He tricked Procrustes into thinking if he released his friends, Percy will give him money
He tricked Procrustes into trying on his own bed and Percy them trapped him
The bullies came in and killed Procrustes leaving Percy and his friends
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What gifts did the Nereid give to Percy?
A Trident
Pearls
Golden Dramachas
A warning
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.W.6.9A
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