The Monkey's Paw Review

The Monkey's Paw Review

8th Grade

40 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.1, RL.8.3, RL.8.4

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kelsey Rector

Used 15+ times

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40 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

Which word best describes Mr. White’s chess playing strategy?

a. cautious
b. conservative
c. carefree
d. risk-taking

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Why did Sergeant Major Morris’s face turn pale?

a. He remembered the consequences of his wishes.
b. He has had too much to drink.
c. He nearly destroyed the monkey’s paw.
d. He does not actually believe the tale about the monkey’s paw himself.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The mood in the White's household during the opening scene of the story can best be described as…

a. dreary.
b. tense.
c. cozy.
d. comical.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Mrs. White came to bed apathetically. Which of these words is a synonym for apathetically?

a. shivering
b. knowingly
c. hysterically
d. unemotionally

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is the conflict of the story?

a.Herbert wants to be rich and famous.
b. The sergeant wants to get rid of the monkey’s paw and the evil associated with it.
c. Mr. White wants to beat fate and make wishes without negative consequences.
d. Mr. White wants to travel to India and have adventures like the sergeant.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which line of dialogue below foreshadows what will happen to Herbert?

a. “That’s the worst of living so far out.”
b. “It’s just an ordinary little paw, dried to a mummy.”
c. “If you must wish, wish for something sensible.”
d. “Well I don’t see the money, and I bet I never shall.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What prevents Mrs. White from opening the door?

a. The lock is jammed.
b. She can't find the key.
c. Something is blocking the door.
d. The bolt is too high.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

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