From Say What Horse
Authored by ABIGAIL LUGO
English
8th Grade
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This quiz assesses 8th grade students' reading comprehension skills through analysis of an informational article about horse communication and behavior. The questions target advanced literacy skills including identifying text structures (cause-and-effect), making inferences based on textual evidence, determining word meanings in context, analyzing author's craft techniques like rhetorical questions, and evaluating how organizational patterns support a thesis. Students must demonstrate their ability to synthesize information across multiple paragraphs, select supporting details from specific text sections, and understand how scientific research findings challenge previous assumptions. The quiz requires students to move beyond literal comprehension to analytical thinking, examining how authors use structural elements and literary devices to convey complex scientific concepts about animal cognition and human-animal communication. Created by Abigail Lugo, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 8. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for evaluating students' mastery of informational text analysis after completing a unit on scientific writing or animal behavior topics. Teachers can use this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding of complex text structures, as a summative evaluation following instruction on reading comprehension strategies, or as targeted practice for standardized test preparation. The varied question types make it ideal for homework assignments, classroom review sessions, or warm-up activities that reinforce critical thinking skills. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.5 for analyzing text structure, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1 for citing textual evidence, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.4 for determining technical word meanings, supporting comprehensive literacy instruction in middle school classrooms.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most likely reason the author uses a cause-and-effect structure in paragraphs 8 and 9?
To explain the method researchers used to study horse behavior
To explain why researchers kept food away from the horses
To explain the reasons why horses in the study showed little interest in humans
To explain why many people believed horses communicate better than dogs do
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CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which details from the section "Flashcards for Horses" support the key idea that horses can use more than body language to communicate? Select TWO correct answers.
There is some disagreement on whether horses need blankets in the winter.
Horses have shown the ability to recognize and use written symbols.
Horses can learn to do some tasks in as little as 10 minutes a day.
Positive reinforcement has been shown to be an effective way to train horses.
Horses can indicate a preference by selecting a previously learned symbol.
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CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What inference about horses can the reader make based on the section "I See What You're Saying"?
Horses can make a limited number of facial expressions.
Horses become suspicious around unfamiliar people.
Horses can tell how people are feeling by looking at them.
Horses use a special sense to understand human moods.
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CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on information in the article, the reader can conclude that scientific studies have taught humans that
horses can alter their actions based on human behavior
horses recognize and understand spoken language
horses can be trained to perform a variety of difficult tasks
horses have facial expressions that are too subtle for humans to notice
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CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which phrase from paragraphs 1 and 2 best shows that human understanding of horses is changing?
communicating with horses (paragraph 1)
behaved as if they understood (paragraph 1)
reading our moods, and communicating (paragraph 2)
taking a fresh look at the horse-end of this long relationship (paragraph 2)
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CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 10, the word abstract describes a symbol that
reveals a secret code or message
is quite easy for most people to understand
does not look like the object it represents
is not likely to produce a measurable change
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CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 7, why does the author include a rhetorical question?
To indicate a weakness in the argument that horses can communicate
To emphasize that there is still a lot about horse behavior that needs to be studies
To suggest that horses might someday be able to communicate with humans
To introduce the research study described in the next paragraph
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