Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief Chapter 2
Authored by CHRISTINA HILL
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6th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension of Chapter 2 from Rick Riordan's "The Lightning Thief," the first book in the Percy Jackson series. Designed for 6th grade students, the assessment evaluates literal comprehension skills through plot recall and cause-and-effect understanding. Students need strong reading comprehension abilities to identify specific events, character motivations, and sequential relationships within the narrative. The questions require students to distinguish between what did and did not happen in the text, understand character emotions and reactions, and recognize important story elements that will likely become significant later in the novel. Students must demonstrate careful attention to detail and the ability to recall specific information from their reading, skills that form the foundation for more advanced literary analysis. Created by Christina Hill, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This quiz serves as an effective formative assessment tool to ensure students are actively reading and comprehending the text before moving forward with instruction. Teachers can use this as a chapter check for homework completion, a warm-up activity to begin class discussion about the chapter, or as practice for students who need additional support with reading comprehension. The quiz format allows for quick identification of students who may need re-reading or additional support before continuing with the novel. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1, which requires students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3, which focuses on describing how plot unfolds and how characters respond to challenges.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because Percy was having bad dreams, which of the following did NOT happen?
His grades dropped lower
He got into more fights
He got kicked out of Yancy
He was cranky and irritable
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What caused Percy to get expelled (kicked out) of Yancy?
He called his teacher an old spot
He cheated on his Tom Sawyer paper
He kept having bad dreams
He pushed Nancy into the fountain
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Percy went to ask Mr. Brunner for help with his Latin test, what happened?
Mr. Brunner wasn't there
He overheard a conversation between Grover and Mr. Brunner
Grover helped him instead
He got lost and just went back to his room
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Mr. Brunner stop talking to check the hallway?
Percy dropped a book
Percy called his name
He was done talking to Grover
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because Mr. Brunner said Yancy wasn't the place for Percy, Percy________.
yelled at him
ran out of the room
his eyes stung
disagreed with him
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Percy not get to go anywhere special during the summer like most of the other Yancy students?
He is in trouble for getting kicked out of Yancy
Grover won't let him
He doesn't want to go anywhere
His family isn't rich
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because Grover is worried about Percy over the summer, he_______.
says he is going to live with Percy
gives him a good luck charm
asks Percy to come live with him
gives him his business card
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
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