"First Day Fly" By Jason Reynolds
Authored by Debbie Bowen
English
6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on close reading comprehension and literary analysis of Jason Reynolds' poem "First Day Fly," targeting 6th grade English Language Arts students. The questions assess students' ability to identify literal details from the text, analyze figurative language, and determine author's purpose through specific textual evidence. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to extract explicit information about characters, actions, and descriptive details. They must also demonstrate higher-order thinking by interpreting the author's intent behind specific word choices and imagery, particularly understanding how Reynolds uses metaphorical language to describe the care and attention given to sneakers. The quiz requires students to make inferences about character relationships, emotions, and motivations while recognizing how descriptive language creates meaning beyond the literal level. Created by Debbie Bowen, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of literary devices and reading comprehension after studying contemporary poetry. Teachers can use this as a follow-up activity after reading the poem aloud or as homework to reinforce close reading skills. The quiz works particularly well as a warm-up before class discussions about characterization and author's craft, or as practice before summative assessments on poetry analysis. It effectively supports classroom instruction by helping students develop critical thinking skills about how authors use specific details to convey deeper meanings about identity, self-expression, and cultural significance. This assessment aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4 for analyzing word choice and figurative language, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 for determining author's purpose and point of view.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two days that matter to the narrator?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the narrator's thoughts about Thomas Baker?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What tool is used to attack Thomas Baker's boot mud?
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in describing the action of scrubbing the brown crust from your babies?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the author compare scrubbing the dirt off gently with?
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose in describing how your mother wipes sleep from your eyes?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the narrator do at their desk?
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
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