Below Deck: A Titanic Story
Authored by Tera Ann Clarkson
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3rd Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension of historical fiction, specifically assessing third-grade students' understanding of story elements including genre identification, character analysis, plot sequence, and theme recognition. The questions evaluate students' ability to recall specific details from "Below Deck: A Titanic Story," analyze character motivations and relationships, and understand cause-and-effect relationships within the narrative. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to identify explicit information such as character names, settings, and plot events, while also demonstrating inferential thinking to understand why characters make certain decisions and how their actions impact the story's outcome. The quiz requires students to recognize the historical fiction genre, understand the social class distinctions aboard the Titanic, and grasp moral themes about kindness and helping others despite differences in social status. Created by Tera Ann Clarkson, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 3. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for evaluating students' comprehension after reading a historical fiction text about the Titanic disaster. Teachers can use this quiz as a post-reading assessment to gauge understanding of key story elements, or break it into smaller sections for guided reading discussions and comprehension checks. The questions work effectively for independent practice, homework assignments, or formative assessment to identify students who may need additional support with reading comprehension strategies. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards RL.3.1 for asking and answering questions about key details, RL.3.2 for identifying central messages and themes, RL.3.3 for describing character traits and motivations, and RL.3.5 for understanding how parts of texts build on earlier sections to create overall structure and meaning.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What genre is the story, "Below Deck: A Titanic Story"?
Fantasy
Biography
Historical Fiction
Myth
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who is the main character in the story?
Grace
Auntie Nora
Catherine
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.4.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The setting of this story takes place:
in Dublin, Ireland.
aboard the Titanic.
in America.
aboard a steamboat.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why did Auntie Nora want Grace to go to America to live with Uncle Patrick?
she didn't have enough money to care for her
she was sick
things are better in America
she wanted to travel
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RI.4.9
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How was Grace going to get to America?
on an airplane
on an enormous ship called the Titanic
in a wagon
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What did people think would NEVER happen to the Titanic?
it would never sink
it would not make it to America
it would never float
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RI.2.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What class ticket did Auntie Nora get for Grace?
first class
second class
third class
fourth class
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
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