Columbus Day Easy English News Article

Columbus Day Easy English News Article

6th Grade - University

9 Qs

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Columbus Day Easy English News Article

Columbus Day Easy English News Article

Assessment

Quiz

English, Social Studies

6th Grade - University

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.5, RI.6.2, RI.6.1

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rachel Soule

Used 6+ times

FREE Resource

9 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Who does Columbus Day celebrate?

explorers

Indigenous people

the king and queen of Spain

government officials

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What was Christopher Columbus's nationality?

Chinese

American

Italian

Spanish

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

15 mins • 1 pt

Who celebrates Columbus as a hero?

Spanish, Portuguese, and French people

Italian Americans

Native Americans

people from Asia

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which people were the first to discover America 20,000 years ago?

Spanish, Portuguese, and French people

Christopher Columbus

people from Asia

Leif Erikson

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Does everyone agree that Columbus is a hero?

Yes, everyone thinks Columbus was a hero.

No, many people think that Columbus was not a hero.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What did Columbus bring to the Americas?

(brought is the past of bring)

food, gold, and happiness

sickness, slavery, and cruelty

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How many states celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day or Native American Day?

all 50 states

most of the states

over 17 states

no states

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which people do states honor on Native American Day or Indigenous Peoples Day?

explorers

Italian Americans

the people who lived here before Columbus arrived

the kind and queen of Spain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

When is Columbus Day?

in the late 1400's

on the second Monday in October

20,000 years ago

October 17th

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5