CONCEPTS OF COMPREHENSION: A WRINKLE IN TIME 6TH GRADE UNIT

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Sixth Grade Science Fiction Unit Assessment

A Wrinkle in Time

Directions: Read each question, circle the correct answer, or respond by writing
complete sentences.

1. Describe Meg’s attic bedroom. What was she afraid of?

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2. Why did Mrs. Murry go white when Mrs. Whatsit mentioned a tesseract?
a. She didn’t know what a tesseract was.
b. She was stunned that Mrs. Whatsit knew about the tesseract.
c. She got sick from the sandwich.
d. She wanted Mrs. Whatsit to leave.

3. How does Meg feel about herself? Use text details to support your answer.

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4. What did Mr. Jenkins mean when he told Meg to “face facts” about her father?
a. She should realize he wasn’t returning home.
b. She should realize he had died.
c. She should realize her mother had lied.
d. She should realize her mother didn’t face facts.

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5. Why did Charles Wallace want to visit Mrs. Whatsit’s home?

a. He wanted to find out about the tesseract and why it upset his mother.
b. He wanted to warn her that someone might find out they had broken
into the haunted house.
c. He wanted to tell her about Calvin.
d. Both A and B.

6. Why did the author choose to include sayings and phrases in other languages?

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7. How does Calvin feel about Meg? Use evidence from the text to support your
answer.
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8. Describe the creature that Mrs. Whatsit became. What do you think the creature
could symbolize?

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9. Which one of these is not a science fiction element explored in the book?
a. Space travel
b. Time travel
c. Technology
d. New societies

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10. Why was it important for the children to visit the Happy Medium?

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11. All of the following characters symbolize goodness and love except:
a. Mrs. Whatsit
b. Meg
c. The Man with the Red Eyes
d. Mr. Murry

12. Which of the following is an example that supports the theme, “good always
prevails over evil?”
a. Meg uses her love for Charles Wallace to save him.
b. Aunt Beast helps Meg’s anger towards her father fade away.
c. Charles Wallace moved away from IT and ran to Meg.
d. All of the above.

13. Compare and contrast Camazotz with Meg’s neighborhood.

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14. Describe a conflict in the book and explain why one character prevails over
another.

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15. Why was Mr. Murry imprisoned in the translucent column?

a. He took a wrong turn with the tesseract.
b. He couldn’t see how to get out.
c. He refused IT’s powers.
d. He voluntarily stayed there to get some rest.

16. Why was Meg angry at her father?

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17. Mr. Murry tells Calvin that “we know nothing. We’re children playing with dynamite.”
What does he mean by this?
a. Humans know everything about time travel.
b. Humans are dangerously experimenting with time travel.
c. Humans should continue to tesseract.
d. None of the above.

18. How has Meg changed from the beginning to the end of the story?
a. Meg realizes that she is more special than Charles Wallace.
b. Meg realizes that her parents really love each other.
c. Meg realizes that she has the ability to succeed.
d. Meg realizes that evil powers are stronger than love.

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19. Think about the planets that Meg, Charles Wallace, Calvin, Mr. Murry, and the Mrs.
W’s visited in the story. Which planet would you want to live on? Explain. How does
the planet that you chose compare to Earth?

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20. Write a summary of A Wrinkle in Time, being sure to properly include the following
words in your summary: dilapidated, metamorphose, inhabitants, transparent,
oppressive, absorbed, acknowledged.

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