Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief - Chapter 1
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Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief - Chapter 1
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6th Grade
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Shena Reed
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and literary analysis of Chapter 1 from Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief," making it appropriate for 6th grade students. The questions assess multiple levels of understanding, from basic plot details and character identification to vocabulary development and deeper thematic comprehension. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to recall specific details about settings, characters, and events, while also demonstrating inferential thinking to understand character motivations and the author's foreshadowing techniques. The quiz requires students to connect textual evidence with character development, particularly Percy's struggles with learning differences and his emerging identity as a demigod, while building vocabulary through context clues and introducing foundational knowledge of Greek mythology that will be essential throughout the series. Created by Shena Reed, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This comprehensive assessment tool effectively supports literature instruction by combining plot comprehension with vocabulary development and mythological background knowledge. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a formative assessment after students complete the first chapter, ensuring they grasp essential plot points and character introductions before progressing further into the novel. The quiz works excellently as a homework assignment to reinforce reading accountability, a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before class discussions, or as review material before unit tests. The questions align with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 for analyzing character development, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4 for determining word meanings through context clues, making it an effective tool for measuring student progress toward grade-level reading objectives.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What kind of school is Yancy Academy?
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CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why can't Percy get back at Nancy when she starts teasing Grover?
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CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where does Percy's 6th grade class take a field trip to in Chapter 1?
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
But if you recognize yourself in these pages-if you feel something stirring inside-stop reading immediately. You might be one of us. What did Percy mean?
You're a normal kid
You're a troubled kid
You're a half-blood kid
You're a peaceful kid
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is Percy's favorite teacher?
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
On page 3 Percy describes Grover as 'scrawny'. What does scrawny mean as used in this description?
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CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mrs. Dodds taught what subject?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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