THE RIVER BY GARY PAULSEN Chapters 1-10
Authored by Dawn Ford
English
8th Grade
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This quiz assesses 8th grade students' reading comprehension of Gary Paulsen's "The River," specifically focusing on chapters 1-10. The questions evaluate students' ability to recall specific details, understand character motivations and relationships, track plot development, and comprehend the survival themes that are central to Paulsen's work. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to identify key events such as Brian and Derek's arrival at the lake, their shelter-building efforts, and their food-gathering activities. The quiz also requires inferential thinking as students must understand Brian's psychological state returning to the wilderness, Derek's inexperience versus enthusiasm, and the tension between survival reality and academic observation. The mixture of multiple-choice and true/false questions tests both recognition and recall of textual details, while the progression through chapters ensures students have engaged with the sequential development of the survival narrative. Created by Dawn Ford, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 8. This comprehensive assessment tool supports classroom instruction by providing teachers with a reliable method to gauge student engagement with independent reading assignments. The quiz works effectively as a chapter check following guided or independent reading, ensuring students have completed the assigned chapters while reinforcing important plot points and character development. Teachers can use this as formative assessment to identify students who may need additional support with reading comprehension or as a homework assignment that holds students accountable for their reading progress. The detailed questions support discussion preparation for literature circles or whole-class novel studies, helping students focus on significant events and themes that will be essential for understanding the complete narrative. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 for citing textual evidence and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3 for analyzing character development and plot progression.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
During the plane flight, Brian
watched the pilot
remembered the other wilderness lake,
slept.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Brian realized, as the pilot landed the plane onto the lake,
just how lucky he had been to survive his own experience in landing a plane,
how much he wanted to be a pilot,
that his fear of crashing again was stronger than he had thought.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The lake was
nothing like it had appeared on the map,
almost perfectly round with a river flowing southeast through a forest,
larger and more isolated that Brian had expected.
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
5 mins • 1 pt
It occurred to Brian that Derek was excited because he
didn’t understand the situation they were going into,
was obviously a person who liked a challenge,
knew something he hadn’t shared during the planning stage.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Brian noticed that Derek
seemed to be at home in the wilderness,
wasn’t very coordinated or athletic,
seemed to be eager for the pilot to leave.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
When Brian and Derek landed at the lake, it was
a bright spring morning
a crisp early autumn day,
a soft summer afternoon.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Once on shore, Brian found himself
suddenly changed into what he was before at the other lake,
regretting his decision to come to the lake and endure the hardship,
remembering vivid details about his family and home.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
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