Martina the Beautiful Cockroach-Comprehension
Authored by Ana Castellanos
English
3rd - 4th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz assesses reading comprehension skills for a folktale about character decision-making and cultural traditions, making it appropriate for grades 3-4. Students need to demonstrate literal comprehension by identifying main problems and story elements like setting and character traits, as well as inferential thinking skills to understand character motivations, cause-and-effect relationships, and author's purpose. The questions require students to analyze why characters make specific choices, understand the significance of repeated phrases and cultural expressions, and recognize how story elements work together to create meaning. Students must synthesize information from multiple parts of the text to understand how the "Coffee Test" serves as both a plot device and a way to reveal character, while also recognizing the story's resolution and the protagonist's emotional journey. Created by Ana Castellanos, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 3-4. This comprehension quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing students' understanding of folktales and cultural narratives, working effectively as both formative assessment during reading instruction and as review material after completing the story. Teachers can use this quiz for independent practice, small group discussions, or homework assignments to reinforce comprehension strategies. The questions support classroom instruction by encouraging students to think beyond surface-level details and engage with deeper themes about family wisdom, personal choice, and cultural traditions. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.4.1, RL.4.2, and RL.4.3, which focus on asking and answering questions about key details, determining central messages, and describing character actions and motivations in literary texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the MAIN problem in the story?
Martina gets bad advice from Abuela.
Martina needs to choose a husband.
Martina's relatives bring too many gifts.
Martina's father does not want her to marry
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why does Abuela ask Martina to use The Coffee Test?
to teach Martina to be a good wife
to help Martina pick a rich husband
to help Martina pick a kind husband
to teach Martina a secret family recipe
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why does Martina say no to Don Gallo, the rooster?
He is not beautiful.
He yells when he is angry.
He does not have enough money.
Her father does not approve of him
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why does the author repeat the words "Ti-ki-tin, ti-ki-tan" at the end of the story?
to show that Martina will never find a husband
to show that Abuela's advice did not work
to show the anger of the characters
to show that Martina is happy
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
When a woman marries, we say that "she gives her hand in marriage." What expression from the story is like this?
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the setting of the story?
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.6.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which word below does NOT describe Don Gallo (the rooster)?
shy
selfish
greedy
stuck up
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
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