Shark Attack Comprehension
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English
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3rd Grade
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Medium
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Liz Jackson
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension through an informational text about sharks and shark attacks, targeting 3rd grade students. The questions assess students' ability to extract key details, identify main ideas, understand cause-and-effect relationships, and synthesize information from the text. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to answer factual questions about shark behavior, habitat preferences, and safety measures, while also demonstrating higher-order thinking skills to determine main ideas and essential meanings. The quiz requires students to distinguish between correct information and distractors, understand the concept of "EXCEPT" questions, and recognize how details support broader themes about the complex relationship between humans and sharks. Created by Liz Jackson, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 3. This comprehensive reading comprehension quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the elementary classroom, working effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding after reading the "Shark Attack" text. Teachers can use this quiz for independent practice, homework assignments, or small group review sessions to reinforce key comprehension strategies. The varied question types—from literal recall to inferential thinking—make it valuable for differentiated instruction and help students practice essential skills like identifying main ideas, understanding vocabulary in context, and making connections between details and larger concepts. This assessment aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1 (asking and answering questions about key details), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 (determining main idea and supporting details), and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7 (using information from text features).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Rodney Fox design the first shark cage?
He loved sharks since he was little.
He got bit by a shark but wanted to still dive.
He was scared of seeing sharks in the ocean.
He thought cages were interesting.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most feared shark by people?
Tiger Shark
Bull Shark
Hammerhead Shark
Great White Shark
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Do sharks prefer cold or warm water?
Cold
Warm
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one reason why a shark might attack?
A diver may swim into their territory.
A diver usually brings food in the water.
Sharks like to be near people.
Sharks like to travel near the beach.
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of the following are ways to avoid a shark attack EXCEPT...
Never swim alone.
Swim far out in the ocean.
Don’t swim if you have a cut.
Don’t swim at dusk.
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one of these inventions stop sharks from getting close to the beach?
Shark Cage
Shark Screen Bag
Shark Net
Shark Repellent
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one of these inventions was created by the army to help soldiers?
Shark Cage
Shark Net
Shark Screen Bag
Shark Repellent
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
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