Phineas Gage Comprehension and Analysis Quiz

Where did Phineas' accident happen?

• California

• Vermont

• New Hampshire

• Ohio

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

In which year did the incident occur?

• 1850

• 1848

• 1837

• 1950

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What changes after the accident?

• Phineas' memory

• Phineas' balance

• Phineas' goals

• Phineas' personality

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The accident made Phineas famous world-wide.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What are the railroad workers trying to do?

• Plant flowers.

• Blast away rock.

• Build a train.

• Clean the forest.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which object pierced Phineas' skull?

• A metal pole.

• A yardstick.

• A tamping iron.

• A utility pole.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Phineas and his coworkers have done this successfully many times.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What was missing when the accident happened?

• Sand.

• Gunpowder.

• Water.

• Plaster.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

What happened right before the accident?

• A thunderstorm.

• A rain shower.

• Phineas was distracted.

• The workers were told to move faster.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What caused the spark mentioned in the accident?

• A match.

• A lighter.

• The iron scraping against the rock.

• The iron hitting the sand.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1