Revenge of the Geeks
Authored by Mariane Shalabi
English
10th Grade
25 Questions
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and parallel structure within English Language Arts at the 10th grade level. Students analyze the nonfiction text "Revenge of the Geeks," which explores how characteristics that make teenagers social outcasts often become advantages in adulthood. The comprehension questions require students to identify central ideas, analyze textual evidence, understand vocabulary in context, and evaluate how authors use examples and expert citations to support their arguments. The parallel structure component demands students recognize and create grammatically consistent patterns in sentences, including identifying parallelism in phrases, correcting faulty constructions, and understanding how parallel structure enhances clarity and rhetorical effect. Students must demonstrate sophisticated reading skills including inference, textual analysis, and connotation recognition, while also applying advanced grammar concepts that require understanding of sentence structure and stylistic techniques. Created by Mariane Shalabi, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 10. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes, from formative assessment of reading comprehension skills to targeted practice with complex grammatical concepts. Teachers can deploy this as a comprehensive review after completing a unit on argumentative nonfiction, use individual sections for warm-up activities focusing on either comprehension or grammar, or assign it as homework to reinforce close reading strategies and parallel structure recognition. The quiz effectively supports classroom instruction by combining literary analysis with essential writing skills, allowing educators to assess both content understanding and technical proficiency simultaneously. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.2 for determining central ideas and analyzing their development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.8 for evaluating reasoning and evidence, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1 for demonstrating command of standard English grammar, particularly parallel structure and sentence construction.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these quotations best expresses the central idea of “Revenge of the Geeks”?
For many, … high school is the “first foray into the adult
world where [kids] have to think about their own status.”
Geeks profit from their technological know how.
In the adult world, being out is in.
[Students] need to know before graduation that being
different is not a problem but a strength.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to “Revenge of the Geeks,” what do Taylor Swift, Tim Gunn, and J.K. Rowling have in common?
They are all famous and successful musicians who were once outcasts.
They are all celebrities who attend the “nerd prom known as
Comic Con.”
They all have traits that made them unpopular in high
school but led to success as adults.
They were all shy students in high school who spent a lot of time reading and daydreaming.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main trait that makes some teenagers unpopular, according to “Revenge of the Geeks”?
being aggressive
being different
being a gossip
being shy
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to “Revenge of the Geeks,” which of the following characteristics benefit geeks later in life? Choose two options.
confidence
intelligence
leadership abilities
technological understanding
problem-solving skills
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a boss wanted to marginalize her rivals on the job, how might she do it?
reward them for a job well done
attack them directly and forcefully
give them unimportant things to do
challenge them to do an essential task
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If the members of a group consider someone a pariah, how do they treat him or her?
as a newcomer
as an outsider
as a friend
as a leader
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which of the following circumstances could someone be accused of bigotry?
if he or she rejected people because of their race
if he or she hired only people who had special skills
if he or she asked people to change their way of thinking
if he or she told people that they were improperly dressed
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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