Born A Crime 1-8 (Part 1)
Authored by Renate Brunovska
English
7th - 9th Grade
CCSS covered
Used 578+ times
AI Actions
Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...
About
This quiz assesses students' comprehension of the first eight chapters of Trevor Noah's memoir "Born a Crime," focusing on his childhood experiences growing up in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. The questions target 8th-9th grade reading level, requiring students to demonstrate literal comprehension, character analysis, and understanding of historical and social context. Students must grasp the significance of apartheid as a system of racial segregation, understand the complex racial dynamics that shaped Trevor's mixed-race identity, and analyze key relationships including those with his mother Patricia, father Robert, and grandmother Koko. The quiz demands knowledge of specific details about Trevor's life experiences, cultural elements like the minibus transportation system, and thematic concepts such as identity, language as a unifying force, and Trevor's self-described "chameleon" nature. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to extract explicit information from the text while also understanding the deeper social and historical implications of the events described. Created by Renate Brunovska, an English teacher in Iceland who teaches grades 7 and 9. This comprehensive assessment tool effectively supports literature instruction by evaluating both surface-level reading comprehension and deeper analysis of memoir as a literary genre. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a formative assessment after students complete the first section of the book, use it as homework to reinforce reading assignments, or implement it as a review activity before progressing to later chapters. The varied question formats, including multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank responses, accommodate different learning styles while maintaining rigorous academic expectations. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 for citing textual evidence to support analysis, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3 for analyzing character development and interactions, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.9 for analyzing how modern texts draw upon themes and topics from historical events and social issues.
Content View
Student View
25 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Trevor Noah grew up in a deeply religious household.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of the public transportation system created by the black community in South Africa.
Uber
taxi
minibus
trains
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did Trevor, his mom, and his brother have to fleed the minibus in Ch. 1?
She was upset with him.
She was trying to make him tough.
He wasn't listening to her.
To protect them from dangerous drivers.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When unusual events occur in South Africa, how do most people explain it?
God's will
Karma
Luck
Witchcraft
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Patricia give Trevor the name "Trevor"?
She wanted him to have a white name
She thought it sounded cool
She couldn't think of anything else
She wanted him to have a name that didn't have preconceived meanings
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was wrong with Trevor's dog?
She had worms
She had digestive issues
She was deaf
She was previously abused
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is NOT true about Trevor's father?
He likes privacy
He buys a new car every two years
He despises racism
He opened an integrated restaurant
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
