"Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros Reading Comprehension
Authored by Nicole Berning
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This reading comprehension quiz focuses on Sandra Cisneros's short story "Eleven" and targets essential literary analysis skills appropriate for middle school students in grades 6-8. The questions assess students' understanding of fundamental story elements including plot structure, character analysis, point of view, and literary devices such as similes. Students must demonstrate comprehension of the protagonist Rachel's internal conflict about aging and maturity, identify the climax when Mrs. Price forces Rachel to wear the red sweater, and analyze the central theme that growing up is a gradual process rather than an instant transformation. The quiz requires students to make inferences about character relationships, understand figurative language comparisons, and recognize how the title connects to the story's deeper meaning about childhood and the complexity of human development at different ages. Created by Nicole Berning, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 6 and 8. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the English Language Arts classroom, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension after reading the complete text, or as a summative evaluation following literature circle discussions and analysis activities. Teachers can implement this quiz as a warm-up activity to refresh student memory before deeper literary analysis, assign it as independent homework to reinforce reading comprehension skills, or use it during review sessions to prepare students for more advanced literary discussions. The questions align with Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4, as students cite textual evidence, determine themes, analyze character development, and interpret figurative language within this coming-of-age narrative.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What important day was it when this story takes place?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Rachel's birthday
Sylvia's birthday
Rachel's mom's birthday
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is an example of a simile?
"Because the way you grow old is kind of like an onion or like the rings inside a tree trunk. . ."
"And you don't feel smart eleven, not until you're almost twelve."
"Today I wish I was one hundred and two instead of eleven because if I was one hundred and two I'd have known what to say. . ."
"I'm eleven and it's my birthday."
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentences have an example of a simile?
"I'm eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and one, but I wish I was one hundred and two."
"I want to be far away already, far away like a runaway balloon, like a tiny o in the sky. . ."
"But when the sick feeling goes away and I open my eyes, the red sweater's still sitting there like a big red mountain."
"'Rachel,' Mrs. Price says."
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Rachel want to be 102?
Rachel wants to stop crying like a three-year-old.
Rachel thinks that eleven-year-olds make silly mistakes and are not grown up enough.
Rachel wants to be older so she doesn't have to go to school.
If Rachel were 102 she would have known what to say when Mrs. Price put the red sweater on her desk.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is this short story titled "Eleven?"
The story is about a girl on her eleventh birthday.
Rachel is turning twelve and reflecting on her year being eleven.
The story is about eleven red balloons.
The sweater had eleven ugly buttons on the front.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the protagonist of "Eleven?"
Rachel's mom
Mrs. Price
Rachel
Sylvia
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What point-of-view is "Eleven" written in?
First person
Third person
We don't have enough information to answer this question.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
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