T.J The Siberian Tiger Cub
Authored by Diana Peralez
English
3rd Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension skills through an informational text about T.J., a Siberian tiger cub's journey from rescue to recovery. Designed for third-grade students, the assessment targets essential reading strategies including main idea identification, context clue usage for vocabulary development, sequence recognition, and text structure analysis. Students must demonstrate their ability to extract specific details from the passage, understand cause-and-effect relationships, and recognize the distinguishing features of informational texts versus fictional narratives. The questions require students to think critically about author's purpose, particularly regarding the use of text features like captions and photographs that support comprehension. Students need strong foundational reading skills, the ability to make inferences from textual evidence, and understanding of how informational texts are organized to convey factual information effectively. Created by Diana Peralez, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 3, this quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing students' comprehension of informational texts while building their vocabulary and analytical thinking skills. Teachers can utilize this assessment for various instructional purposes: as a post-reading comprehension check, formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to the next unit, homework assignment to reinforce classroom learning, or review activity before standardized testing. The quiz effectively supports classroom instruction by providing immediate feedback on students' ability to navigate informational texts independently, making it valuable for identifying students who may need additional support with reading strategies. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1 (asking and answering questions about key details), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 (determining main idea), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4 (determining meaning of words and phrases), and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.8 (describing logical connections between sentences and paragraphs).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the passage mostly about?
what tigers do in the wild
how tigers care for each other
a tiger that learned to hide and hunt
a tiger that grew up to be big and healthy
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RI.2.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When T.J. arrived at the hospital, he was curling up in a corner and ignoring his food. What does ignoring mean?
moving in circles
staying away from
sharing with others
finishing too quickly
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did T.J. behave after he started getting used to the hospital?
He became very playful.
He snarled at the doctors.
He ate only human baby food.
He made friends with other animals.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was T.J. moved to a zoo in Montana?
because his father lived there
because he had begun to lose weight
because the zoo needed to fill its new tiger area.
because he liked splashing in the tiger pool at the zoo.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RF.3.4C
CCSS.RL.4.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the information in the passage mostly arranged?
in time order
as a list of facts
in order of importance
as questions and answers
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the hospital staff monitor T.J.'s weight? (p.83)
by creating a graph
by weighing him every day
by putting him on a diet
by going to the hospital
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word refused mean in page 82?
to grab it
to ignore it
to share it
not to take it
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
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