Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator
Authored by Dawn Kimber
English
8th Grade
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This quiz assesses eighth-grade reading comprehension and language arts skills through a biographical text about Barrington Irving, focusing on close reading, inference, and vocabulary development. Students demonstrate their ability to analyze informational text by identifying key details about Irving's achievements, motivations, and educational initiatives, while also making inferences about character traits and author's purpose. The quiz requires students to synthesize information from multiple parts of the text, understand vocabulary in context, and recognize literary techniques such as indirect characterization. Students must also apply knowledge of text structure and central ideas, skills that are fundamental to success in middle school English language arts and preparation for more complex analytical tasks in high school. Created by Dawn Kimber, an English teacher in the United States who teaches grade 8. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding after reading the biographical text, or as homework to reinforce close reading skills. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before deeper text analysis, or as review material before summative assessments on informational text comprehension. The quiz's structure, with its combination of factual recall, inference questions, and vocabulary work, makes it particularly valuable for differentiated instruction and identifying areas where students need additional support. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.2 for determining central ideas, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.4 for determining word meanings, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1 for demonstrating command of grammar conventions.
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
According to "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator," why was Irving's solo flight around the word extraordinary? Choose two options.
He was the youngest person to fly around the globe alone.
He was the only African American to make such a trip.
He made the fewest number of stops during the flight
He took the longest possible route around the globe.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As explained in "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator," what inspired Irving to become a pilot?
reading a book in his parents' bookstore
talking to his parents about his ambitions
sitting in the cockpit of a commercial airplane
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator," what is the main goal of Irving's nonprofit organization, Experience Aviation?
to subsidize tuition costs for low-income youth
to increase interests in careers in aviation, science, and math
to provide transportation for students who have limited access to museums
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator," what does Irving have planned for the future?
to turn a jet into a mobile classroom
to help students apply for scholarships for college
to fly around the world on his own again
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator," which statements about the "Journey for Knowledge" program are true? Choose three options.
A. Students will not need access to a computer in order to participate in the program.
B. The program will include communication with the international Space Station
C. Students in the program will learn more about engineering and technology.
D. The program's curriculum focuses on history, art, and music.
E. During the program, Irving will fly to all seven continents.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean if you "accomplish" something?
You help a person commit a crime.
You successfully complete a goal.
You go somewhere with another person.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following activities is most likely to be considered purposeful?
misplacing your keys, wallet, and phone
graduating from high school
discovering a nest while on a hike
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
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