Reading Comprehension Quiz ("Ransom of Red Chief")

What can the reader infer from the following passage?

• The kidnappers dislike journalism.

• The narrator and Bill think a rural setting is the best place to hatch their scheme.

• The narrator is having second thoughts about committing a crime.

• Summit is filled with criminals.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does the following text reveal about Bill?

• He is fearful that Johnny’s father will punish him for kidnapping his son.

• He indulges his imagination when working on a kidnapping scheme.

• He is going to raise the ransom amount because he has been injured.

• Johnny recognizes Bill from a previous encounter.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What can the reader most likely infer about Johnny’s reaction to being kidnapped?

• He considers it an adventure.

• Johnny is desperate for his father to rescue him.

• He decides to plan his revenge.

• Johnny misses his mother terribly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which statement best describes Johnny's relationship with his kidnappers?

• Johnny has injured the narrator’s shoulder.

• Johnny is planning his escape from Bill and the narrator.

• Johnny is terrified of Bill.

• The kidnappers are afraid of Johnny.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which quote from the excerpt most strongly supports the correct answer to question 5?

• I waited an hour and then concluded the thing was square.

• I went out and caught that boy and shook him until his freckles rattled.

• That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.

• Then we had supper; and he filled his mouth full of bacon and bread and gravy, and began to talk.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Match the word "lazy" with its corresponding synonym.

• brake

• lackadaisical

• twined

• treachery

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word is a synonym for "thicket"?

• brake

• lackadaisical

• twined

• treachery

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which event happens second in the passage?

• Johnny hits Bill with a rock.

• The narrator visits Poplar Cove.

• Johnny pretends to be Red Chief.

• Ebenezer Dorset responds to the ransom letter.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the third event in the passage?

• Johnny hits Bill with a rock.

• The narrator visits Poplar Cove.

• Ebenezer Dorset responds to the ransom letter.

• Bill and the narrator offer Johnny candy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Who responds to the ransom letter?

• Johnny

• Bill

• Ebenezer Dorset

• The narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6