Lesson 11: Sea Animals (Comprehension)
Authored by Carrie Hanson
English
1st Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension skills using an informational text about sea animals. The questions are designed for first-grade students who are developing foundational literacy skills, specifically the ability to identify author's purpose, use text features like captions, make inferences from text, recall specific details, and understand how illustrations support comprehension. Students need to demonstrate literal comprehension by finding information directly stated in the text, as well as inferential thinking skills to understand why an author includes certain details or uses specific words like "brrrr!" The core concepts assessed include distinguishing between different types of texts and their purposes, using visual elements to enhance understanding, and drawing conclusions about animal characteristics and habitats based on textual evidence. Created by Carrie Hanson, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 1. This comprehension quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing students' understanding after reading an informational text about marine life. Teachers can use this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge how well students comprehend nonfiction texts, or as guided practice during small group reading instruction. It works effectively as a follow-up activity after a whole-class read-aloud or as independent work for students reading at their instructional level. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards RI.1.1 for asking and answering questions about key details, RI.1.6 for distinguishing between information provided by pictures and words, and RI.1.8 for identifying the reasons an author gives to support points in a text. This assessment helps teachers identify which students need additional support with comprehension strategies before moving on to more complex informational texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why did the author write "Sea Animals?"
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What do the captions tell?
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.6
CCSS.RI.1.7
CCSS.RI.2.7
CCSS.RI.K.7
CCSS.RL.1.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
From the story, what can you tell about sea slugs?
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CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which animal can live in the water and on land?
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why does the author tell about sea animals that live in cold and warm places?
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why does the author write the word brrrr! in the sentence "They just had a cold swim. Brrrr!"
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which animal naps in the sun?
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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