The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963: Chapter 1
Authored by Maria Hunt
English
5th Grade
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Looking at these ten comprehension questions, this quiz focuses entirely on Chapter 1 of "The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis, making it a literature comprehension assessment appropriate for 5th grade students. The questions test students' ability to recall specific details and character information from their reading, including plot elements, character relationships, setting details, and narrative perspective. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to identify key story elements such as the narrator (Kenny), the family dynamics, geographic locations (Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama), and character traits like Mama's self-consciousness about her teeth. The questions require students to distinguish between similar details, remember character nicknames and relationships, and understand the contrast between the cold northern setting and the southern origins of the family, which sets up the central conflict of the novel. Created by Maria Hunt, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for checking student comprehension immediately after reading the opening chapter, ensuring that students have grasped the essential character introductions and setting establishment that Curtis provides. Teachers can use this as a quick formative assessment during guided reading sessions, assign it as independent practice after silent reading time, or incorporate it into literature circle discussions to verify that all students understand the foundational elements before progressing to subsequent chapters. The quiz works well as a warm-up activity to review previous reading before starting a new chapter, or as homework to reinforce key details from the day's reading assignment. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.5.1 for citing textual evidence when drawing inferences, RL.5.3 for analyzing character interactions, and RL.5.6 for understanding narrative point of view.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Mama call Michigan?
a northern paradise
a giant icebox
the end of nowhere
a croweded, unfriendly place
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is Mama originally from?
Birmingham, Alabama
Nashville, Tennessee
Flint, Michigan
New York, New York
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Byron called since the age he turned 13?
Young Master Watson
A punk
Country Corn Flake
A juvenile delinquent
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Mama put her hand over her mouth when she thought something was funny?
She had been raised that it was not proper for a lady to laugh.
She did not like the sound of her giggle and tried to stop it.
She had a gap between her front teeth and did not like for it to show.
She did not like to show her emotions.
Tags
CCSS.RF.5.4C
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The narrator of the novel is ___________.
Byron
Kenny
Joetta
Buphead
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where was the setting of the story?
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Flint, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Alabama
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed to Mama at the same time?
Harry Henderson and Dad
Hambone Henderson and Dad
Harold Henderson and Dad
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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