Going Places Quiz
Authored by Eula Moore
English
2nd Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz assesses second-grade reading comprehension skills through vocabulary development and story analysis based on a fantasy narrative about students Maya and Rafael. The questions evaluate students' ability to determine word meanings in context, identify literary elements like setting and point of view, distinguish between fantasy and realistic fiction, and understand author's purpose. Students need foundational knowledge of story elements including character interactions, plot events, and narrative perspective. They must demonstrate context clue strategies to decode unfamiliar vocabulary words such as "precise," "enviously," "peered," and "hovered." The comprehension questions require students to make inferences about character relationships, identify cause-and-effect relationships, and recognize the distinguishing characteristics of fantasy genre through unrealistic story events like children building and flying an airplane. Created by Eula Moore, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 2. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the elementary reading classroom, functioning effectively as a post-reading assessment after students complete the "Going Places" story or as a formative evaluation tool to gauge comprehension before moving to the next text. Teachers can utilize this assessment for independent practice, small group review sessions, or homework assignments that reinforce close reading strategies. The quiz strengthens students' ability to analyze text systematically while building essential vocabulary skills through contextual understanding. This assessment aligns with Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 for asking and answering questions about key details, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 for describing character actions and their consequences, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6 for identifying differences in story perspectives, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4 for determining word meanings through context clues and sentence-level understanding.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word precise means:
different; not the same
exactly; accurate
pretty; cute
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The rest of the class watched enviously as Rafael walked back to his seat with a kit. The underlined word in this sentence means:
The students were happy for him.
Rafael got the best kit, because he got the first one.
The students were jealous that Rafael gets to have a kit.
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RI.K.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What affect did Maya have on Rafael?
It's okay to not always follow instructions.
You should never follow instructions.
Its better to work by yourself.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.K.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What events in the story allows the reader to know this is a fantasy?
Students entered a race.
Maya and Rafael built an airplane and flew it.
The frog was startled and jumped into the water.
The teacher gave the students a project to do.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word peered means to ___________.
respond
replica
looked
disappear
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The setting in this story is ________.
in Maya's backyard
at Rafael's house
in the classroom
at the end of the story
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.K.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author most likely wrote this story to___________ the reader.
persuade
inform
entertain
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
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