Brown Girl Dreaming Selection Test
Authored by Jay'la C
English
6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz comprehensively assesses 6th grade students' understanding of Jacqueline Woodson's memoir "Brown Girl Dreaming," focusing on literary analysis, genre characteristics, and language arts fundamentals. Students must demonstrate reading comprehension by analyzing character traits, identifying the unique memoir-in-verse format, and understanding point of view. The quiz requires students to distinguish between memoir and fiction, recognize literary devices like onomatopoeia and dialogue, and interpret figurative language within context. Beyond content comprehension, students must apply grammar knowledge including proper nouns, possessive forms, and parts of speech, while also demonstrating vocabulary skills through context clues and sensory language identification. Created by Jay'la C, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a comprehensive unit test, formative assessment tool, or review activity following close reading of the text. Teachers can utilize individual sections for targeted skill practice, such as using the grammar questions for language arts warm-ups or the literary analysis questions for guided reading discussions. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards including RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence, RL.6.6 for analyzing point of view, RL.6.4 for determining word meanings, and L.6.2 for demonstrating grammar conventions. This versatile resource supports differentiated instruction through its range of question types, from basic recall to higher-order thinking about literary techniques and genre characteristics.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main thing we learn about Jacqueline's older sister, Odella?
Odella is smart and she reads.
Odella is bossy.
Odella runs wild.
Odella tells lies.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence best describes Jacqueline Woodson?
She feels left out.
She has a lively imagination.
She dislikes her family.
She is the best singer in the family.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has the best example of onomatopoeia?
The dice clattered onto the floor.
We slid across the floor in our socks.
Here is a book of nursery rhymes.
It is raining cats and dogs outside.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the poem "Another Way", what does Jacqueline's mother bring home?
board games
wrapped presents
a new TV
a new TV
James Brown record
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?
A memoir written in poetry
An informative essay
An argument essay
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A memoir is ...
a story that has no real events
an essay
a memory of important events told by the author about his or her own life
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is something that Jacqueline is always doing?
winning awards
making things up
getting in trouble
trying to sneak out
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
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