What Is the Horror Genre? by Sharon A. Russell
Authored by Alisha Cleveland
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz comprehensively examines the horror genre through a blend of literary analysis and language arts skills appropriate for 8th grade students. The questions assess students' understanding of central ideas, supporting details, author's purpose, and text structure while simultaneously testing grammar and writing mechanics, particularly comma usage and verb tense consistency. Students need strong reading comprehension abilities to identify main ideas across multiple paragraphs, analyze how authors develop and support their arguments about horror fiction, and understand the relationship between literary elements like setting, suspense, and theme. The quiz requires students to synthesize information from Sharon A. Russell's text about horror literature, demonstrating both close reading skills and the ability to make connections between an author's craft and the genre's defining characteristics. Created by Alisha Cleveland, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 8. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool for students studying literary genres and reading comprehension, perfectly suited for classroom instruction following a unit on horror fiction or genre study. Teachers can use this as a comprehensive review activity, homework assignment, or practice assessment to gauge student understanding of both content knowledge and language mechanics. The varied question types—from multiple choice to matching and sequencing—allow for differentiated assessment while covering essential skills. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2 for determining central ideas and analyzing their development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.6 for analyzing author's purpose and point of view, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1 for demonstrating command of grammar and usage conventions, making it an ideal tool for measuring student progress toward grade-level expectations.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Which paraphrase of this sentence uses commas correctly?
Quickly we would realize from our list, that not all monsters are alike and not all horror deals with monsters.
We would realize, by making a list, quickly that not all monsters are alike and not all horror deals with monsters.
Making a list would help us realize that, not all monsters are alike, and not all horror deals with monsters.
If we made a list, we would realize that not all monsters are alike and not all horror deals with monsters.
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CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the central idea of paragraph 2?
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following revisions changes the underlined phrase so that it correctly uses the past tense?
A) developed and changed
B) developed and changes
C) develops and changed
D) develops and changes
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CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two details support the author’s central idea that horror can be categorized by the source of the horror?
We are not surprised to find old houses, abandoned castles, damp cellars, or dark forests as important elements in the horror story. (paragraph 3)
... the ghosts turn out to be squirrels in the attic ... (paragraph 4)
... horror has its greatest effect on us because we almost believe ... that the events are possible. (paragraph 4)
Dr. Frankenstein’s need for knowledge turns him into the kind of person who creates a monster. (paragraph 5)
The vampire attacks the victim, but then the victim becomes a vampire and attacks others. (paragraph 5)
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence best expresses the central idea of paragraph 6?
A) Stories in the horror genre express a wide variety of themes.
B) Certain themes are common to many stories in the horror genre.
C) The horror genre concentrates on the conflict between good and evil.
D) Society believes that new knowledge is always good for the horror genre.
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
One central idea of the selection is that horror —
is more enjoyable than other genres of fiction
is more focused on suspense than most genres
is not limited to stories that are about monsters
is not as complicated as other kinds of literature
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
James wrote an article about horror fiction. The author’s main purpose for writing this article was to —
persuade people to become fans of stories in the horror genre
encourage people to analyze the structure of horror fiction and how it is created
compare and contrast the most famous horror characters in literature
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CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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