Pumpkin Head (By Shelby Ostergaard)
Authored by Joselyn Coats
English
4th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension of the story "Pumpkin Head" and targets 4th-grade students. The questions assess students' ability to recall specific details, understand character motivations and emotions, and make predictions about future events. Students must demonstrate literal comprehension skills by identifying concrete story elements such as setting details, character rankings, and specific objects. They also need to apply inferential thinking skills to understand why characters behave certain ways, particularly regarding the dynamics of teasing and peer pressure. The final question requires students to synthesize their understanding of character development and story progression to make logical predictions about future relationships. These skills align with elementary-level expectations for analyzing narrative texts, understanding cause-and-effect relationships between characters' actions and feelings, and recognizing character growth throughout a story. Created by Joselyn Coats, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 4. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for assessing student comprehension after reading "Pumpkin Head," whether used as a formative assessment during guided reading sessions or as independent practice following whole-class instruction. Teachers can implement this quiz as a warm-up activity to review the previous day's reading, assign it as homework to reinforce comprehension skills, or use it during reading centers to gauge individual student understanding. The variety of question types—from detail recall to emotional analysis to prediction—makes it valuable for differentiating instruction and identifying students who may need additional support with specific comprehension strategies. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.4.1 (referring to details and examples when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences) and RL.4.3 (describing characters, settings, and events using specific details from the text).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was special about Nicole's basement?
It was just for kids
It had a swimming pool
It was a library
It had a garden
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What rank was Nicole in her homeroom before Pumpkin Head challenged her?
Number 1
Number 2
Number 5
Number 10
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Nicole show off with pride?
Her large deck of cards
Her new shoes
Her pet dog
Her painting
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RF.5.4C
CCSS.RL.3.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Nicole show to the narrator in the chat?
A video of a pumpkin
A picture of a pumpkin pie
An animated drawing of a tiny body with a giant pumpkin head
A photo of a real pumpkin
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the narrator feel about the nickname "Pumpkin Head"?
Excited
Angry
A little upset
Happy
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What idea did the narrator announce to the NANA Besties?
To start a new club
To get back at Pumpkin Head
To organize a party
To do a group project
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Chloe began to tease Pumpkin Head?
She wanted the NANA Besties to think that she was cool.
She felt that Pumpkin Head was okay with being teased.
She believed that Pumpkin Head cheated on the game
All of these are correct.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
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