The Selfish Giant - CountDown to STAAR Self Check

The Selfish Giant - CountDown to STAAR Self Check

4th Grade

8 Qs

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The Selfish Giant - CountDown to STAAR Self Check

The Selfish Giant - CountDown to STAAR Self Check

Assessment

Quiz

English

4th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.4.3, RL.2.1, RI.4.1

+25

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rafael Cerda

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. 1. Part A

  2. How does the giant’s behavior change through the story?

The giant becomes grumpier and more selfish as his garden loses its beauty.

He spends more time in the village with the children.

The giant welcomes the children when he realizes that their presence makes his garden warm, green, and lovely.

The giant realizes that his ogre friend frightens the children of the village.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1 Part B

Which sentence from the story best supports your answer in Part A?

He wondered if Spring would ever again visit his garden.

The giant sits on his bench, satisfied to hear the laughter and songs of his many friends.

He hasn’t been to visit the Cornish ogre in a great many years.

And perhaps he will live happily ever after.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. 2. What effect does the giant’s angry behavior in paragraph 2 have on the story’s plot?

It causes the seasons to punish the giant by making the garden gray and cold.

It amuses the children to see a giant act rude and selfish.

It proves to the seasons that the giant is ready to grow a garden.

It leads the giant to feel sorry for his bad temper and ask the children to return to his garden.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. 3. Paragraph 8 is important because it shows –

the giant’s main conflict in the story’s plot

how the giant began to resolve his main conflict

that the plot conflict cannot be resolved

the story’s conflict has been resolved

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. 4. The giant’s actions in paragraph 6 show that he –

is surprised to see a child in his garden

is happy that spring has finally returned to his garden

regrets having howled and brayed at the children of the village

misses his old friend, the Cornish ogre

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. 5. Which story elements help the reader understand that the selection is a fairy tale? (Select two)

Themes of changing seasons

A setting in a rural village

Fantastic characters like ogres and giants

A happy story resolution

Personification of the seasons as story characters

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. 6. The details in paragraph 7 show the reader that the giant wants –

the children to return to his garden

to build new garden walls

to feel the warm sun

to frighten children

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. 7. Details throughout the story show that the giant –

loves to hear the birds sing

regrets visiting the ogre

is a good gardener

loves little children