Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Chapter 1-8
Authored by Carol Hart
English, Social Studies
5th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and vocabulary development through the historical fiction novel "Thunder Rolling in the Mountains," which tells the story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce people during their forced relocation in the 1870s. Designed for fifth-grade students, the assessment combines literal comprehension questions about plot details, characters, and cultural elements with vocabulary matching exercises. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to identify key story elements like the narrator (Sound of Running Feet), specific plot points involving the conflict between settlers and Native Americans, and cultural details such as the meaning of Native American time measurements ("moons" and "suns"). The vocabulary component requires students to match definitions with terms ranging from basic descriptive words like "solemn" and "boastful" to more advanced concepts like "truce," "torrent," and "barricade," demonstrating their ability to understand context clues and retain academic vocabulary from their reading. Created by Carol Hart, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool for students working through the early chapters of this important historical fiction text. Teachers can use this assessment as a chapter check to ensure students are comprehending both the literal story elements and the academic vocabulary essential for deeper literary analysis. The quiz works effectively as homework following guided reading sessions, as a warm-up activity to begin literature circle discussions, or as review material before moving to more complex chapters. The combination of comprehension and vocabulary questions supports Common Core standards RL.5.1 (quoting accurately from text when explaining what the text says explicitly), RL.5.3 (comparing and contrasting characters, settings, or events), and L.5.4 (determining meaning of unknown words using context clues), helping students build the foundational skills necessary for analyzing historical fiction and understanding diverse cultural perspectives.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the narrator?
Swan Necklace
Chief Joseph
Sound of Running Feet
Justin Upright
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of trees have the settlers chopped down for their cabins?
Aspen
Juniper
Cedar
Long Pole Pine
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Whats is Jason Upright doing when he meets Sound of Running Feet?
Building a cabin
Panning for gold
Feeding his horse
Chopping wood
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long does General Howard give Chief Joseph to get his people to Lapwai?
30 moons
30 suns
50 suns
50 moons
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Chief Joseph think his people should do?
Stand and fight the whites
Flee to Canada
Avoid any bloodshed
Stay in Wallowa
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Too hul hul sote thinks the Neemepoo should
Fight the whites
Flee to Canada
Move to Lapwai
Avoid bloodshed
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Chief Joseph "can not move his people to Lapwai now" because
it is too cold
the Snake
River is flooding
it is buffalo season
there is not enough room
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.6.1
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