Waiting for the Biblioburro
Authored by Latrice Mitchell
English
3rd - 4th Grade
8 Questions
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and story analysis of the book "Waiting for the Biblioburro," which tells the story of Ana, a young girl from Colombia who loves reading but has limited access to books. The questions are appropriate for 3rd and 4th grade students and assess their ability to identify key story elements including characters, setting, plot details, and character motivations. Students demonstrate literal comprehension by recalling specific details such as Ana's nightly routine of reading to her little brother, her geographical location, and the central problem of lacking access to books. The quiz also evaluates students' understanding of the story's resolution through the arrival of the mobile library service with burros named Alpha and Beto. These questions require students to extract explicit information from the text, understand character challenges and emotions, and recognize the significance of the Biblioburro program in providing educational resources to remote communities. Created by Latrice Mitchell, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 3 and 4. This comprehension quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing students' understanding after reading this inspiring story about literacy and community service. Teachers can use this quiz as a post-reading assessment to gauge how well students absorbed key story elements, or as a review activity before class discussions about themes like perseverance, education access, and community helpers. The quiz works effectively for independent practice, small group activities, or homework assignments that reinforce reading comprehension skills. It also provides valuable formative assessment data to help teachers identify students who may need additional support with literal comprehension strategies. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1, which require students to ask and answer questions about key details in literary texts, demonstrating their understanding through explicit textual references.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In what story did someone love to read?
Rain School
The Punctuation Story
Waiting for the Biblioburro
Alpha and Beto
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Where was Ana from?
Africa
Unties States
Columbia
Zipline
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.1.9
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many Books did Ana have?
Tags
CCSS.1.OA.A.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What did Ana do every night?
Stay up all night
Run the hill
Feed the chickens
Read to her little brother
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RF.3.4C
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.3.2
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was Ana's problems (challenges)?
Ana did not have a dog.
Ana did not have books.
Ana did not have a teacher or school.
Ana did not have a donkey.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who brought Ana new books?
Librarian
Cats
Dogs
Horses
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the names of the burros?
Alpha and Beto
Chris and King
Ana and Thomas
Cat and Dog
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
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