Unusual Normality

Unusual Normality

9th - 12th Grade

16 Qs

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Unusual Normality

Unusual Normality

Assessment

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English

9th - 12th Grade

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Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.9, RI.2.1, RL.6.3

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Ishmael Beah is from which country?

Africa

Ivory Coast

Sierra Leone

Nigeria

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why did Ishmael have trouble finding a school to attend once he was in the United States?

He could not pass the entrance exams.

He had not attended school in his home country.

He did not speak American English.

He could not afford the tuition.

He did not have a report card from his previous school.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How many years did Ishmael fight as a child soldier?

1

2

3

4

5

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What are TWO things that Ishmael does as he walked through the city because he had been a soldier in his earlier life? Check TWO answers.

He made eye contact with everyone who passed him.

He did not walk the same route twice.

He noticed how people walked and which direction they came from.

He refused to sit with his back to the door in school or a restaurant.

His head is on a "swivel".

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What happened in Ishmael's country in the 1990's?

It became an independent country.

A war started in the country (civil war).

The country experienced a natural disaster.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What words best describe the students towards Ishmael?

uninterested (not interested in him)

bullies (not nice to him)

curious and confused

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What did Ishmael lose when he was a child soldier?

his childhood and innocence

his memories of his family

his possessions (clothing, shoes, and shirts)

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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