The Game of Silence Quiz

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English
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4th Grade
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Margaret London
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
At the beginning of the story, Omakayas is playing the game of silence with her brother. The author describes her words as buzzing bees caught in her throat. What does this say about Omakayas?
She is sick.
She sounds like an insect.
She cannot swallow, but needs to.
She really wants to speak, but cannot.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does Omakayas think of her brother while they are playing?
He is scary.
He is curious.
He is pleasant.
He is annoying.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The narrator says that it had been raining heavily ever since the raggedy people visited Omakayas’s family. How does the rain affect the story?
It builds a peaceful mood.
It causes Pinch to stay by his mother’s side
It makes the mood gloomy.
It makes the characters in the story leave their home.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why did each of the children receive a prize after playing the game of silence?
so they could learn how to share with each other
so they could be comforted before losing their home
so the losers could feel better about the results of the game
so they could have something to do while the adults talked
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RF.5.4C
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why does the author use non-English words in the story?
to truly represent the Native American characters
to clearly show where Native Americans lived
to add mystery for the reader
to surprise the reader
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
I meandered through the mall taking my time looking at all the clothes in the windows. What does the word meandered mean?
hurried
wandered
ran
jogged
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?
text messaging
context clues
content origins
scanning
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.4A
CCSS.RF.4.4B
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RF.5.4C
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