The Selfish Giant - CountDown to STAAR Self Check

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English
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4th Grade
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Rafael Cerda
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. Part A
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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