The Last Dog Selection Test Review
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English
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7th Grade
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Abigail Anderson
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This quiz assesses 7th grade English language arts comprehension and literary analysis skills focused on the science fiction short story "The Last Dog." Students need a solid foundation in reading comprehension strategies to track plot events, character motivations, and story resolution. They must understand literary concepts including internal versus external conflict, recognize how characters resolve conflicts within narrative structures, and demonstrate vocabulary knowledge through context clues and word analysis. The grammar component requires students to identify sentence structures including simple subjects, compound subjects, and compound predicates, as well as understand how Latin suffixes function to create different parts of speech. Students need the analytical thinking skills to distinguish between different types of literary conflicts and apply grammar rules to sentence analysis. Created by Abigail Anderson, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This comprehensive review quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the middle school English classroom, working effectively as a summative assessment after completing the short story unit or as targeted practice before a larger examination. Teachers can deploy this quiz for homework assignments to reinforce story comprehension, use it as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, or implement it as a formative assessment tool to identify areas where students need additional support. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards including CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 for analyzing character interactions and plot development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4 for vocabulary acquisition, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1 for demonstrating grammar and usage conventions, providing teachers with valuable data about student progress across multiple literacy domains.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is Brock at the beginning of the story?
at the gates of a sealed dome
beside a running brook
in a research lab
near a quarantine station
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Brock nervous about going outside the dome?
he fears that he may get lost in the mountains
he thinks he will run out of liquid and food tablets
he realizes that his protective suit may fail
he has heard that people who leave never return
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.W.7.9A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Brock do when he finds the puppy?
searches for her parents
takes her inside the dome
calls for help on his scanner
leaves her under a tree
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do the scientists plan to do with Brog?
breed her with another dog
sell her to fund research
experiment on her
free her into the wild
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do the scientists let Brock and Brog leave the dome?
they want to observe Brock and Brog's activity outside
they have completed their experiments on Brog
they think Brock and Brog have a dangerous disease
they realize that Brog will only survive in the wild
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the best definition of extinct?
no longer exists
in a deep sleep
alive
severely ill
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the best definition of mutation?
a special talent
a change in form, nature, or qualities
a serious illness
a common situation
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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