They're Made Out of Meat

They're Made Out of Meat

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.1, RL.7.6, RL.8.1

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Standards-aligned

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Sheila Sizemore

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The whole story is a dialogue between alien beings. What are they talking about?

Pieces of Meat

Humans

Beef

People

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What did the aliens mean when they said: "They're meat all the way through"

The aliens think that the whole earth is made of meat.

The aliens believe that humans have brains but made out of meat.

The aliens believe that humans do not have brains.

The aliens believe that the streets are made out of meat.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Meat can think.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How do the aliens describe the way human comunicate with each other?

Radio sounds

Meat mouth movements

Talking

Meat sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What does the Meat represent in this story?

Humans

Cats

Fish

Trees

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following statements shows that the alien cannot understand that the meat is able to think?

“No brain?”

“So... what does the thinking?”

“Omigod. You’re serious then. They’re made out of meat.”

“Thinking meat! You’re asking me to believe in thinking meat!”

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What type of message is the author trying to send with this text?

He is trying to deter the American people from wanting to travel in space

He is trying to show his audience how silly it is to be afraid of the unknown, which is often the cause for prejudice/racism

He is trying to show the reader why we should be exploring space more than we are today

He is trying to show the reader why eating meat is wrong and we should become vegetarian

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

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