Herd Behavior: CommonLit.com
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Herd Behavior: CommonLit.com
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7th Grade
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TIMOTHY HICKEY
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This quiz focuses on the psychological and social concept of herd behavior, examining how individuals' actions are influenced by group dynamics and crowd psychology. The content is appropriate for 7th grade students, requiring them to analyze informational text, identify central ideas, and apply understanding of social behavior concepts to various scenarios. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to extract key information from the source text, critical thinking abilities to distinguish between cause-and-effect relationships, and analytical skills to evaluate how herd behavior manifests in different contexts such as emergency situations, financial markets, and everyday decision-making. The questions assess students' ability to define terminology, synthesize main ideas, complete context-based fill-in-the-blank responses, analyze author's purpose, and verify factual claims through true/false evaluation. Created by Timothy Hickey, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This quiz serves as an excellent assessment tool for students who have read the CommonLit article on herd behavior, reinforcing comprehension of complex social psychology concepts through varied question formats. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a post-reading assessment to gauge student understanding, as homework to reinforce learning, or as a review activity before discussions about group influence and individual decision-making. The combination of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions provides comprehensive evaluation of student comprehension while supporting formative assessment practices. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.2 for determining central ideas in informational text and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7 for integrating information presented in different formats, making it an effective tool for measuring student mastery of both reading comprehension and social studies concepts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does the term "herd Behavior" come from?
Human behavior during tests and quizzes.
Schools of fish being caught.
Animal behavior during dangerous situations.
A hearing test given when you enter school.
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CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best summarizes the central idea of the text?
The actions of a large group can greatly influence an individual's actions.
Herd behavior suggests that there are limits to human beings' free will.
Crowds always become violent and chaotic when individuals begin to panic.
Even when acting alone, humans are not as advanced as we would like to think.
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During stressful situations, people’s actions are driven by (a) rather than by thinking through a situation.
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CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to this article, what happens to a person's sense of individuality when they follow a larger group?
It remains the same.
It grows stronger.
It grows weaker.
It shuts down.
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A fire in a building often causes herd behavior, with people often suspending their (a) reasoning and fleeing together in a pack.
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CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes the relationship between the stock market and herd behavior?
Stock market employees work in a constant state of anxiety, much like herd animals.
Both herd behavior and the stock market are motivated mainly by greed, which prevents people from using logic and reason.
Herd behavior contributes to stock market changes because it compels stockbrokers to act on emotion rather than reason.
Stock market bubbles and crashes are sometimes caused by herd behavior but are most often caused by fear.
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CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the author likely include the final section titled "Everyday Decision-Making" in the article?
to show how herd behavior can affect us daily
to show that herd behavior also occurs in smaller groups
to demonstrate how herd behavior allows individuals to avoid risks
to acknowledge that herd behavior is a problem that everyone faces
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CCSS.RI.6.9
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
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