The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Quiz

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English
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6th Grade
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Medium
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Mikki Soto
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is synonym for bellowed?
whispered
shouted
mumbled
purred
Answer explanation
Did you know that the Headless Horse is a story of the ghost of a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a canon's fire during the Revolutionary War?
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What word means occupied or visited by ghosts?
Answer explanation
Did you know that the main character Ichabod Crane was a real person and an friend of the original author Washington Irving? He was a soldier for 48 years and came from a military family.
3.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose all the words that mean stunning. (a) (b) (c)
Answer explanation
Did you know The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was written in 1820?
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following vocabulary words to their definitions.
suddenly disappeared/moved out of view
vanished
having a burned surface
scorched
behavior that is troublesome or annoying
mischief
to gain the approval or attention
fawned
Answer explanation
Did you know that the story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was originally just a drawing.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a synonym for a loud, high-pitched sound?
vanished
scorched
shrieked
bellowed
Answer explanation
Did you know the movie Sleepy Hollow stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci?
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5B
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are all the synonyms for mustered?
shrieked
summoned
brought forth
stunning
Answer explanation
Did you know that Ichabod Crane came to Sleepy Hollow to be a school teacher?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a antonym for well-behaved?
haunted
fawned
mustered
mischief
Answer explanation
Did you know that the Headless Horse represents a past that never dies, but always haunts the living?
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5B
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a synonym for charred?
scorched
haunted
vanished
mustered
Answer explanation
Did you know that Sleepy Hollow is a real town and the original name was Tarrytown?
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5C
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an antonym for appeared?
vanished
haunted
bellowed
fawned
Answer explanation
Did you know that there really was a soldier whose head was shot off during the war and he is buried in a cemetery not far from where the Ichabod Crane supposedly encountered the Headless Horseman?
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