Two Legs or One? Comprehension
Authored by Sandra Worstell
English
7th Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension of a folktale featuring the character Goha, targeting 7th grade English Language Arts students. The assessment evaluates students' ability to analyze literary elements including characterization, theme, tone, setting, and figurative language within the context of traditional folk literature. Students must demonstrate advanced comprehension skills by identifying genre characteristics, inferring character motivations and relationships, analyzing the author's use of dialogue and literary devices, and understanding vocabulary in context. The quiz requires students to recognize the moral lesson embedded in the folktale, understand how minimal setting affects reader focus, and identify literary techniques such as irony and exaggeration. The final section tests students' knowledge of essential literary terminology including mood, tone, figurative language, and character archetypes like the trickster figure, all fundamental concepts for middle school literature analysis. Created by Sandra Worstell, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This comprehensive assessment supports instruction by combining close reading skills with vocabulary development and literary analysis techniques essential for middle school students. The quiz works effectively as a post-reading assessment following the study of the Goha folktale, allowing teachers to evaluate students' understanding of both the specific text and broader literary concepts. It serves well for formative assessment to gauge comprehension before moving to more complex texts, or as homework to reinforce lessons on folktale characteristics and literary analysis. Teachers can use this quiz during literature unit reviews or as practice for standardized testing that requires students to analyze unfamiliar texts. The assessment aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2 for determining themes and analyzing their development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 for analyzing character interactions, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 for determining word meanings and analyzing impact of word choice on meaning and tone.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence best describes the characteristics that make this story a folktale?
It is the epic story of a man named Goha and recounts his adventures.
It is the exaggerated story of a man named Goha and has a surprise ending.
It is the traditional story of a man named Goha and explains the traditions of his people.
It is the fictional story of a man named Goha and also contains a moral.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the statements best explains the lesson the author wanted to teach with this folktale?
Always tell the truth or there might be a big price to pay.
People who tell white lies should be prepared to face consequences.
Some people will try to win an argument at any cost.
Never lie to your spouse unless you are ready for a big fight.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does the phrase the smell of them was sweeter to her than any rose in paragraph 3 help the reader to sense?
How hungry it made Goha's wife when she thought about roses
How nice it was when Goha's wife received the roses
How much Goha's wife loved the smell of roses
How tempting the smell of the calf legs was to Goha's wife
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement helps the reader to infer that Goha's wife cared for Goha, despite their loud argument?
She thought he was tricking her when he fell to the floor.
She tasted the food very thoroughly.
She worried about admitting she was greedy.
She burst into tears when she thought he died.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What tone does the dialogue in paragraphs 8-14 create in the selection?
Stressful
Serious
Arrogant
Humorous
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of these statements best shows the reader the true nature of Goha's character?
But in the next moment, he clutched at his chest, gasping, "My heart, oh, my heart..."
With that, Goha fell to the floor and pretended to be dead.
His wife at first thought this must surely be another of her husband's tricks
"I'll win this argument even if it means my very life!"
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which phrase from paragraph 18 helps the reader understand the meaning of dignified?
carried from his house with great care
she burst into tears and called the undertaker
on its way to the cemetery
Goha was, indeed, finally dead
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
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