Kensuke's Kingdom Comprehension Quiz

Who was the main character sailing with at the beginning of the story?

• his grandparents

• his cousins

• his parents

• his neighbors

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What was the name of the main character and his dog?

• Michael and Spot

• Sam and Chase

• Matt and Champ

• Michael and Stella

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Michael's family decided to sail around the world because his parents lost their jobs and wanted to make the most of this opportunity.

• True

• False

What did Michael see one morning he emerged from his cave?

• his parents

• a boat with a strange red-brown sail

• a ship

• a whale

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How was Michael feeling at the beginning of the story?

• enraged

• content

• sleepy

• unhappy

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What caused searing, stinging pain in the back of Michael's neck, then his back, and then his arms?

• a large great white shark

• a large stingray

• a large, translucent white jellyfish

• a large, white octopus

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

How does Michael describe the cave?

• small and full of clutter

• dark and gloomy

• like the inside of a boathouse

• like an open-plan house

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What did Kensuke spend many hours doing?

• cooking and watching the ocean

• making medicine for jellyfish stings

• kneeling at the table and painting

• searching for seashells

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did Kensuke make for Michael?

• painting

• spear

• boat

• work bench

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

Michael experienced paralysis after being stung by the jellyfish. What does the word paralysis mean?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4