The War With Grandpa
Authored by Karen Stapleton
English
3rd - 5th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz comprehensively assesses student comprehension of "The War With Grandpa," focusing on reading comprehension skills appropriate for 3rd to 5th grade students. The questions evaluate multiple levels of understanding, from basic plot recall and character identification to higher-order thinking skills like analyzing character motivations, identifying themes, and making inferences about character emotions and relationships. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to track the sequence of events in Peter's "war" with his grandfather, as well as inferential reasoning abilities to understand the underlying family dynamics, character development, and the story's central themes about family relationships, communication, and conflict resolution. The quiz also requires students to identify literary elements such as genre, narrative perspective, and the author's structural choices, demonstrating their growing sophistication in literary analysis. Created by Karen Stapleton, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 3-5. This quiz serves as an excellent comprehensive assessment tool for students who have completed reading this popular middle-grade novel, making it ideal for summative assessment, book club discussions, or independent reading verification. Teachers can use this quiz for formative assessment to gauge student comprehension before moving to extension activities, or as a homework assignment to reinforce key plot points and themes. The variety of question types - from factual recall to interpretive analysis - allows educators to differentiate instruction and identify students who may need additional support with reading comprehension strategies. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards RL.3.1-RL.5.1 (asking and answering questions about key details), RL.3.3-RL.5.3 (describing character development and plot elements), and RL.3.6-RL.5.6 (distinguishing point of view and analyzing narrative techniques).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who does the author want you to think wrote this story?
grandpa
a narrator
Peter Stokes
Peter's parents
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why are all of the chapters short in this book, instead of long chapters?
Peter doesn't know how to make a chapter.
Peter thinks short chapters make the book go by faster.
Peter wasn't allowed to write long chapters
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Peter had to experience a move at the beginning of the book. Why?
Peter had to move out of his house and live with grandpa.
Peter and his family lost their home and had to move into a new one.
Peter moved out of his room so that his sister could have it.
Peter moved to the guest room so that his grandfather could move into his bedroom.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who tells Peter that he should fight to keep his own room?
Mrs. Klein
Grandpa
Jennifer, his sister
His friends, Billy and Steve
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the first trick that Peter played on grandpa?
He set off his alarm at 3:00 in the morning.
He took his toothbrush.
He hid grandpa's bedroom slippers
He almost caused grandpa to have a heart attack.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why did grandpa come to live with Peter's family?
He was just visiting to spend time with Peter and Jennifer.
Grandma died and he was having a hard time living alone.
Grandpa decided that Peter's family needed him so he moved in to help them.
Peter's family moved in with grandpa, in Florida.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Grandpa used to be lots of fun. What changed, when grandpa arrived at their house?
He moped around the house and was sad.
He stayed mad at them and said mean things.
Nothing changed. He was still full of fun ideas.
Now he was trying to start a war with the family.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RF.3.4C
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.3.2
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