John Henry

John Henry

8th Grade

10 Qs

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John Henry

John Henry

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.8.4, RL.8.5

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Teresa Compton

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many different ways did the Legend of John Henry die?

1

5

2

3

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was John henry in competition with?

A steamer

A steam machine

A locomotive

A steam drill

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of work did John Henry do before working on the railroad?

Blacksmith

Slave

Farmer

Machanic

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who sung the song about John Henry?

John Legand

Johnny Cash

Johnny Gill

John P. Coltrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did John Henry need the big hammers for?

To blast through the mountain

To hammer nails in the tracks

To beat the steam machine

To break rocks

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did John Henry die from?

Exhaustion

Blood Clot

Lung Cancer

Asthma

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What state did John Henry compete against the steam machine?

New York

Georgia

Mississippi

West Virginia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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