The Crossover - Comprehension Questions #1
Authored by Lindsey Stout
English
5th - 6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on literary comprehension and analysis of the novel "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander, targeting 5th and 6th grade students. The questions assess students' understanding of character development, narrative structure, poetic devices, and vocabulary within this award-winning verse novel. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to identify character traits and motivations, recognize different forms of figurative language including metaphors, similes, hyperbole, and alliteration, and understand how free verse poetry functions as a storytelling medium. The quiz requires students to analyze literary elements such as foreshadowing and irony, demonstrate vocabulary knowledge of both common and sophisticated terms, and make inferences about characters' emotional states based on textual evidence. Students must also understand point of view, recognize the relationship between character actions and plot development, and interpret the deeper meanings embedded in poetic language and structure. Created by Lindsey Stout, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 5 and 6. This comprehensive assessment tool effectively supports classroom instruction by evaluating students' deep comprehension of both literary content and poetic techniques. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a formative assessment during novel study units, assign it as homework to reinforce daily reading assignments, or implement it as a review tool before summative assessments. The varied question types allow for differentiated instruction while maintaining rigorous expectations for literary analysis. This assessment aligns with Common Core State Standards including CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1 and RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3 and RL.6.3 for analyzing character development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4 and RL.6.4 for determining word meanings and analyzing figurative language, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5 and RL.6.5 for explaining how chapters and verses contribute to the overall structure of texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who is narrating The Crossover?
The author
Jordan/JB
Josh/Filthy
Combination of both twins
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What format is The Crossover written in?
Poems
Humorous Poetry
Prose
Free Verse Poetry
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What makes a poem "Free Verse"?
A rhyme scheme
No rules, possibly no rhyme or patterns
Letters/fonts vary in size
No stanzas
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which set of traits describe Josh Bell?
talented, intelligent, can dunk, loves English & duck sauce
has locs, bragging, selfish, loves mac & cheese
show-off, loves to bet, obsessed with Michael Jordan
bald, bragger, loves to bet
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which set of traits describes Jordan Bell?
goes by JB, talented, obsessed with Michael Jordan & betting
goes by Filthy, can dunk, loves Chinese food & donuts
Goes by Jordan, loves English & vocabulary, can dunk
Goes by JB, has locs, obsessed with Michael Jordan
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which set of traits describes Chuck Bell?
son, played in Italy, love's Pollard's
father, played in the NBA, loves fried chicken & donuts
father, played professional basketball in Europe, Da Man
son, NBA, Da Man, loves Krispy Kreme
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The poem "Showoff" is full of...
Metaphors
Alliteration
Similes
Hyperboles
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
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