Unit 2 Week 3 - Vote! Comprehension (Selection Test)
Authored by Lissette Azar
English
3rd Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and civics education, specifically examining student understanding of voting rights, processes, and civic participation in American democracy. The questions are appropriately designed for 3rd grade students, requiring them to demonstrate literal comprehension, identify main ideas and supporting details, analyze text evidence, and understand informational text genres. Students need foundational reading skills to comprehend expository text, the ability to distinguish between main ideas and supporting details, and basic knowledge of democratic processes including voting procedures, eligibility requirements, and historical changes to voting rights. The quiz assesses both reading comprehension strategies and civic knowledge, requiring students to extract specific information from the text while also understanding broader concepts about citizenship and democratic participation. Created by Lissette Azar, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 3. This comprehension assessment serves as an excellent selection test to evaluate student understanding of both informational text features and civic concepts after reading the "Vote!" selection. Teachers can use this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student comprehension of expository text, as a review activity to reinforce voting and citizenship concepts, or as homework to extend learning beyond the classroom. The quiz effectively supports instruction by combining reading skills with social studies content, making it ideal for integrated curriculum approaches. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 for determining main ideas and supporting details in informational text, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1 for asking and answering questions using text evidence, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5 for understanding text features and genre identification.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following details would BEST support the MAIN idea?
Angry people protested.
Many people just don't vote.
No one could vote at any point.
You need to register if you want to vote.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
How have voting laws changed since the beginning of our country?
Now only one person per family can vote.
Now only women can vote.
Now everyone can vote as long as they are 18, a citizen, and they register.
Now only men can vote.
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CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RI.1.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
According to the selection, what might happen if an election is won by just a few votes?
The votes might be recounted.
The candidates would both win.
They might do the election over.
The candidates would hold a debate.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.2.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What text evidence (meaning from what you have read) supports the view that many people do NOT vote?
They are not allowed to.
They do not know how to.
They do not think it is important.
They do not think their vote will matter.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.1.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
According to the selection, meaning the story that you read, how do people vote?
send a letter to the owner of McDonald's
text their vote to the President
send an email to the Mayor
use a voting machine or vote by mail
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RI.2.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What genre is Vote! ?
poetry
expository text
humorous fiction
fiction
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
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