Melisande or, Long and Short Division
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English
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What curse did Malevola place on Princess Melisande at her christening?
She would be bald.
She would be ugly.
She would fall into a deep sleep.
She would never speak.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the King's plan for the wish given by his fairy godmother?
to use it immediately
to use it when Melisande was older
to use it to make himself rich
to use it to make his kingdom powerful
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main theme of the story "Melisande or, Long and Short Division"?
the power of wealth
the importance of beauty
the triumph of cleverness and logic
the inevitability of fate
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the king display logic and mathematical abilities in the story?
He knew the consequences of Malevola’s curse and argued logically against it.
He did calculations about the growth rate of Melisande's hair and cut-short her wish.
He figured out how to balance the scales to solve Melisande's hair problem.
He used his wish immediately to counteract Malevola’ curse.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following reflect the theme of using logic to solve problems?
The King said, “You will find your hair less easy to manage.”
“You have always cut the hair off the Princess. I just cut the Princess off the hair.”
“When my hair is no more than me, and I am no more than my hair, snip the scissors between me and it.”
“Everything Melisande was wearing had grown big along with her, so dangled from her golden girdle was a pair of scissors.”
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following structures is used in the 65th paragraph?
question and answer
problem and solution
opinion and reason
chronological order
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CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a herald?
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4
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