Mercy Watson something wonky this way comes
Authored by Helen L
English
2nd Grade
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension for the children's book "Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes" by Kate DiCamillo. The questions assess students' ability to recall specific details, understand character motivations, and identify story elements from the text. This material is appropriate for 2nd grade students who are developing their independent reading skills and working on literal comprehension strategies. Students need to demonstrate careful attention to textual details, understanding of narrative sequence, and the ability to distinguish between different story elements such as characters, settings, and plot events. The questions require students to remember specific facts about characters like Leroy Ninker and Mercy Watson, recall sensory details like smells and sounds, and understand cause-and-effect relationships within the story. Created by Helen L, an English teacher in Korea who teaches grade 2. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing students' reading comprehension after they have completed the book, either independently or as a class read-aloud. Teachers can use this quiz as a formative assessment to check understanding, as a review activity before discussing themes and characters in greater depth, or as homework to reinforce close reading skills. The detailed questions about plot events and character actions make it particularly useful for guided reading sessions where teachers want to ensure students are following the story's progression. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1, which focuses on asking and answering questions about key details in a text, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3, which addresses describing how characters respond to major events and challenges in stories.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What movie was the Bijou showing?
What movie was the Bijou showing?
When Mercy Flies
When Pigs Fly
When pig flies
When flies pig
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Leroy Ninker want to become?
What did Leroy Ninker want to become?
Animal control officer
Police officer
a cowboy
a concession stand worker
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What didn’t Leroy do with a lasso?
What didn’t Leroy do with a lasso?
twirl it
lasso a stool
make the lasso whistle
turn on the movie
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.K.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the wonderful, incredible smell?
What was the wonderful, incredible smell?
butter
toast
popcorn
hot dogs
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where was the smell of popcorn coming from?
Where was the smell of popcorn coming from?
Mr & Mrs Watson’s car
a bucket in the hands of a very small child
Francine’s car
Mercy’s bucket
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RF.2.4C
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the people do when Mercy ate their popcorn?
What did the people do when Mercy ate their popcorn?
they kept eating
they laughed
they fainted
they screamed
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who did Beatrice call?
Who did Beatrice call?
the police
animal control
the fire department
Mr & Mrs Watson
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
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