The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Disney Adaption
Authored by Rachel Dreher
English
5th - 8th Grade
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This quiz covers Washington Irving's classic short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," specifically examining the Disney adaptation alongside supplementary reading materials about the story's historical context and origins. The questions are designed for middle school students in grades 5-8, requiring them to demonstrate reading comprehension, literary analysis, and inferential reasoning skills. Students must understand key literary elements including characterization, plot structure, setting, conflict types, and literary devices such as similes and metaphors. The quiz assesses students' ability to identify the protagonist, analyze character motivations and relationships, interpret figurative language, understand historical context clues, and make inferences about the story's ambiguous ending. Students need foundational knowledge of story elements, the ability to distinguish between different types of conflicts, and skills in drawing conclusions from textual evidence to determine whether supernatural events actually occurred or were manufactured by human characters. Created by Rachel Dreher, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 5-8. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a summative assessment following a literature unit, homework assignment to reinforce reading comprehension, or review activity before discussing the story's themes and historical significance. The quiz can also work well as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving into creative writing activities or comparative literature studies. Teachers can use individual questions as discussion starters or divide the quiz into sections for different class periods. The mix of literal comprehension and inferential thinking questions allows teachers to differentiate instruction and identify students who may need additional support with close reading strategies. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.6.1 (citing textual evidence), RL.6.3 (analyzing character development), RL.6.4 (determining meaning of figurative language), and RL.6.6 (analyzing author's purpose), while also supporting RL.7.3 (analyzing literary elements) and RL.8.1 (analyzing themes and their development).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
At the Harvest Ball, Katrina glances at Brom before accepting Ichabod’s invitation to dance. From this action, you can infer that
Katrina is worried that Brom will be angry at her for dancing with Ichabod.
Katrina wants to make Brom jealous by dancing with Ichabod.
Katrina likes Ichabod more than she likes Brom.
Katrina would rather be dancing with Brom.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
“On his way home that night, Ichabod, pale as a tombstone, trots along on with his horse, Gunpowder.” This line contains
a simile that shows how scared Ichabod is.
a metaphor that tells the reader Ichabod is feeling sick after eating too many pastries.
a simile that describes the color of a tombstone.
personification that shows Ichabod is scared.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
When Ichabod leaves the Harvest Ball at witching hour, what does "witching hour" mean?
This old-fashioned expression refers to the hour where witches get to eat for free.
This old-fashioned expression refers to the time for kids to go to bed.
showing complete delight or interest
This old-fashioned expression refers to the time of night - midnight.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The protagonist (hero) of the story is
Ichabod Crane
Brom Bones
Katrina Van Tassel
The Farmer
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ichabod Crane's profession is
doctor
teacher
farmer
writer
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do people say that Ichabod Crane's name fits him?
Ichabod is a strange name and he is a strange man
He cranes his neck to look at things while he rides his horse
He is strong and can easily pick things up like a crane
He looks like a crane-skinny, long limbs
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does Brom Bones react when Ichabod dances with Katrina?
He becomes very jealous
He doesn't care at all
He laughs at Ichabod
He cries in the corner with his friends
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
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