Life As We Knew It Chapters 18 through 21 Quiz and Answer Key
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer is a dystopian novel with elements of science fiction and is told from the first-person perspective of a teenage girl, who shares her story in journal entry format. The book is a good fit for grades six through twelve and addresses many significant themes including the importance of family, the fragility of society, and the resilience of the human spirit.
For those interested in teaching this piece of young adult fiction, this set of two quizzes covering chapters eighteen through twenty-one will facilitate a variety of tasks. For example, educators will be able to eliminate at-home assessment planning and expedite the grading/data collection process by way of objective questioning. Furthermore, educators will be able to evaluate a reader’s general text comprehension with emphasis on setting, characters, and conflicts. Additionally, educators will be able to re-assess struggling readers, if needed, with an alternate short answer quiz option. Answer keys are provided.
As an alternative to post-reading comprehension checks, these assessment materials may also serve as guided reading worksheets to provide students with more purposeful reading experiences. Readers who struggle to discern significant plot details independently will be able to isolate key information in a supported manner.
Life As We Knew It Chapters 18 through 21 Quiz and Answer Key
More specifically, questions pertain to the following important details:
- The family’s closeness since Christmas passed
- Miranda’s reflections on what she learned over the past year
- How the hospital has changed since Miranda’s last visit
- Information provided by the hospital’s nurses
- Miranda’s near-deadly mistake
- Mom’s birthday and why she believes it is the best ever
- The return of radio activity
- Miranda’s anxiety coinciding with the return of electricity
- Miranda’s need to travel into town
- A discovery that changes everything
- Miranda’s philosophy on her birthday
- The purpose of journal writing
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