The Game of Silence
Authored by Kate Doverspike
English
4th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz assesses fourth-grade students' comprehension of "The Game of Silence," focusing on literary analysis skills including plot structure, character motivation, setting identification, and thematic understanding. The questions require students to demonstrate reading comprehension through multiple levels of thinking: literal recall (identifying setting and story details), inferential reasoning (understanding the significance of cultural elements and adult discussions), and analytical thinking (recognizing how literary devices like weather create mood and how authors make deliberate word choices). Students must understand story elements such as climax and falling action, interpret cultural context through the use of Native American terminology, and identify broader social themes about displacement and forced relocation. The complexity of questions asking students to analyze author's purpose, recognize story structure, and draw conclusions about societal messages aligns perfectly with fourth-grade English Language Arts expectations. Created by Kate Doverspike, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 4. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing students' deep comprehension of literature while building cultural awareness and critical thinking skills. Teachers can use this quiz as a summative assessment after reading the complete novel, as a review activity to reinforce story elements and literary devices, or as homework to extend classroom discussions about Native American experiences and historical themes. The questions support formative assessment by revealing whether students can move beyond surface-level reading to analyze character relationships, plot development, and authorial choices. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1 (referring to details and examples when explaining text), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 (determining theme and summarizing), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 (describing characters, settings, and events), and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5 (explaining structural elements of poems and drama).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does the story take place?
in Florida
in Oklahoma
near Lake Superior
near Lake Michigan
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the description in the story, what are makazinan?
a pair of boots
a pair of pants
a pair of socks
a pair of moccasins
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the discussion among the grown-ups about?
their lodge
a new leader
losing their home
playing a new game
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What message about society does the story tell?
Some groups are forced to move against their will.
Some groups like to move to different places.
Family discussions are important.
All people like to play games.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The narrator says that it had been raining heavily ever since the raggedy people visited Omakaya's family. How does the rain affect the story?
It builds a peaceful mood.
It causes Pinch to stay by his mother's side.
It makes the mood gloomy.
It makes the characters in the story leave their home.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RF.4.4C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the author use non-English words in the story?
to truly represent the Native American characters
to clearly show where Native Americans lived
to add mystery for the reader
to surprise the reader
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you know the adults had important things to discuss?
The kids had to be silent.
Their father told them that.
The visitors were friendly.
They ate a meal.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
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