Details
Pages
4 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Literature
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Exam, Quiz, Tests, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Evaluate general reading comprehension and promote homework accountability with this plot-based quiz covering the short story "Middle Woman" by Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to help high school students ascertain crucial details about characters, setting, and conflicts. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot:
Middle Woman's annual journey to visit her sisters
The malevolent reason the dragon offers humans three wishes
Middle Woman's reasonable first wish
The dragon's evil actions
Situational irony
Middle Woman's intelligent second wish
Her husband's criticism of her, berating her as a changeable woman
Middle Woman's cheerfulness despite criticism
Ensuing years in which Middle Woman uses her intellect rather than her remaining wish
The dragon's return many years later
An offer of immortality
Middle Woman's kind final wish
Middle Woman's annual journey to visit her sisters
The malevolent reason the dragon offers humans three wishes
Middle Woman's reasonable first wish
The dragon's evil actions
Situational irony
Middle Woman's intelligent second wish
Her husband's criticism of her, berating her as a changeable woman
Middle Woman's cheerfulness despite criticism
Ensuing years in which Middle Woman uses her intellect rather than her remaining wish
The dragon's return many years later
An offer of immortality
Middle Woman's kind final wish
Evaluate general reading comprehension and promote homework accountability with this plot-based quiz covering the short story "Middle Woman" by Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to help high school students... more
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