Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Quiz and Answer Key Bundle for High School
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering each iteration of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. The assessments may double as guided reading worksheets to facilitate active engagement with the science fiction novel. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive bundle option is available.) A breakdown of each quiz follows.
Prologue and First Iteration. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
"Bobbie" Carter's profession
The translation of raptor
Circumstances surrounding the Bowman family
Guitierrez's profession
Guitierrez's observation while walking the beach
Dr. Stone's studies
The terrifying discovery of a midwife
And more
Second Iteration. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The location of an archeological dig
Ellie Sattler's specialty
Bob Morris's job
Bob Morris's beliefs
Grant and Sattler's surprising acquisitions
Donald Gennaro's job
The classification of an unearthed dinosaur skeleton
The unusual characteristics of Hammond's elephant
BioSyn's intentions
Ian Malcolm's profession
Ian Malcolm's theories
The collective reaction to a dinosaur sighting
Third Iteration. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Grant and Malcolm's curiosity over how scientists obtained dinosaur DNA
An unusual characteristic of Grant's hotel room
Sattler's concerning observations
The hostility between Malcolm and Hammond
The grandkids' background
Dr. Wu's scientific methods
Conflict between Dr. Wu and Hammond
The attitude of the control room while the first tour is conducted
Tim's observations while on the tour
The background of Muldoon
Grant's stunning discovery
A serious glitch in the computer system
And more
Fourth Iteration. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Ed Regis's fearful reaction to the Tyrannosaurus
Ian Malcolm's injury
Grant's discovery pertaining to the Tyrannosaurus's eyesight
The fate of Dennis Nedry
Henry Wu's concern for Hammond
Why Harding and Sattler follow a group of small dinosaurs
Dr. Wu's discovery about dinosaurs created with frog DNA
Ed Regis's fate
The reason Muldoon and Gennaro halt their search for Grant and the kids
Harding's forceful criticism of Hammond
Problems with technology
Grant and the kids' mode of transportation
How the kids endanger their own lives
And more
Fifth Iteration. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The purpose of antivenin
Nedry's body
Conflict between Muldoon and Arnold
The temperament of dinosaurs in the aviary
Grant's conversations with the children
The variety of threats to the lives Grant and the children
How the lives of Grant and the kids are saved
How the kids are separated from Grant
Grant's relieving discovery
A raptor attack
An epiphany concerning the power system
Malcolm's commentary on scientific advancements
And more
Sixth Iteration. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Efforts to start up the generator
Raptors' freaky physical capabilities
Resources used to distract the raptors
The location of a trapped raptor
Efforts to restore the main power
Malcolm's accusations toward Hammond
How Grant kills three raptors
Efforts to convince a ship to return to the island
Seventh Iteration and Epilogue. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Malcolm's belief in the persistence of life in some form
Hammond's curiosities
Grant's inference based on the automated dinosaur counting system
The fate of the raptors
The significance of frog DNA
Malcolm's fate
Hammond's assessment of his employees
Hammond's reaction to a military assault of the island
Grant's epiphany concerning the raptors' behavior
Grant's meeting with Guitierrez
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Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering each iteration of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. The assessments may double as guided reading worksheets to facilitate active engagement with the science fiction novel. Answer keys are included.
