Diary of a Wimpy Kid:Wrecking Ball
Authored by Savonna King
English
4th - 6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and literary analysis of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball," making it appropriate for 4th to 6th grade students. The questions assess students' ability to recall specific details, identify character relationships, understand plot sequences, and extract thematic meaning from the text. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to track multiple characters and their actions throughout the story, as well as inferential thinking abilities to understand character motivations and identify the central lesson of the narrative. The quiz requires students to demonstrate their understanding of story elements including character development, plot events, and theme recognition, which are fundamental skills in elementary literary analysis. Created by Savonna King, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 4-6. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for formative assessment after students complete the novel, allowing teachers to gauge comprehension and ensure students have grasped both surface-level details and deeper thematic elements. It works particularly well as a post-reading activity, homework assignment, or review session before class discussions about the book's themes and character development. Teachers can use this assessment to identify students who may need additional support with reading comprehension or to spark classroom conversations about the story's central message. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1, which require students to refer to details and examples in texts when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences.
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11 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who receives a unexpected inheritance?
the Miller family
Karol's family
Heffley family
the Hill family
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many bullies bother Greg at school in this book?
1
2
3
0
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is Greg's best friend?
Ronald
Ethan
Jose
Rowley
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who died in the book?
Grandma
Next door neighbor
Grandpa
Great Aunt
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who designs an underground house?
Rowley
Ethan
Ian
Greg
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who nearly fell off the roof?
Rowley
Karl
Stewart
Greg
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Manny do when the fire alarm went off? Choose all that apply.
Threw his stuffed animals out the window
jumped out the window
came screaming down the stairs.
chased the cat up the tree
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
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