Worksheets"The Day the Crayons Quit" Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1.) What do the crayons hope to accomplish by writing their letter?
a)
persuade Duncan not to use them anymore
b)
encourage Duncan to use them in better ways
c)
explain Duncan should only color in coloring books
d)
teach Duncan to be creative when he colors for school
2.
2.) What type of evidence do the crayons use to support their claim?
a)
tattles they tell on one another for things they do not like
b)
They draw pictures and color in the coloring book.
c)
examples of how they have been misused or how they want to be used
d)
The crayons do not share a good example.
3.
3.) What is the crayons' claim?
a)
Duncan is not using them in the way they prefer.
b)
They believe yellow should color the sun.
c)
Duncan should only use them in coloring books.
d)
The crayons do not share a good example.
4.
4.) Who is the crayon's intended audience?
a)
Duncan's teacher
b)
Duncan's parents
c)
Duncan
d)
The crayons are writing to each other.
5.
5.) What characteristics identify this text as argumentative?
a)
The text contains real letters written by the characters.
b)
The green crayon encourages Duncan to settle the yellow and orange crayon's argument.
c)
It is a fictional text about events that could happen in real life.
d)
It contains claims and evidence to support the crayon's arguments.
6.
6.) Based on information in their letters, the crayons would most likely agree with which of these statements?
a)
It is acceptable to be creative and use colors in unique ways.
b)
Crayons should only be used to color specific items.
c)
Children should only use crayons on coloring books.
d)
Teachers should do a better job teaching their students about colors.
7.
7.) Based on the text, which of the following is a fact rather than an opinion?
a)
The other crayons think they are brighter than Black.
b)
The light brown crayon's name is actually Beige.
c)
Pink mentions it is a girly color.
d)
The purple crayon believes it is a gorgeous color.
8.
8.) What piece of evidence most strongly supports the blue crayon's claim that he is used too much?
a)
its comments about being used to color oceans, lakes, and rivers
b)
It shares that it has bad news.
c)
its claim it needs a break
d)
the fact it is short and stubby
9.
9.) What evidence from the selection shows orange thinks he should be the color of the sun?
a)
It argues that yellow is just a whiner.
b)
The letter it writes is signed "your pal".
c)
Duncan has used it multiple times to draw a sun.
d)
Yellow was used to color the sun on page 7.
10.
10.) The grey crayon uses its letter to demonstrate that-
a)
baby penguins and pebbles are also grey.
b)
the items he colors are so big they are making him tired.
c)
elephants and rhinos are big animals.
d)
he does not mind being used.
11.
11.) The black crayon's main argument is-
a)
he wants to be used to color and not just as an outline.
b)
beach balls should always be black.
c)
he is not as bright as all the other colors.
d)
he does not have the evidence to prove his claim.
12.
12.) How does the evidence the crayons share support their argument?
a)
The evidence the crayons share proves they are happy with the way they are being used.
b)
The illustrations attached to their letters are evidence of how they want to be used.
c)
The crayons are not able to explain their issues to Duncan.
d)
The examples of how they are used provide proof of their concerns.
13.
SCR: Choose one crayon from The Day the Crayons Quit and explain why it feels the way it does. Use details from the story to describe its feelings and what it wants Duncan to understand. (RESTATE and ANSWER, CITE EVIDENCE)
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