Name: __________________________________________ Date: _______________

Quiz name: The life cycle of Corn

The correct answers for the multiple choice and true/false questions are in bold and
highlighted, while the rubric for the writing piece is at the bottom of the page. The multiple
choice and true/false questions are worth 4 points apiece.
1. Which of the following is not a named variety of corn that can be grown in a field?
A Field

corn

B Popcorn
C Sweet

Corn
Corn
E Ornamental Corn
D Animal

2. How deep is a corn seedling planted into the ground?

A 6-8

inches
inches
C 1-2 centimeters
D 3 inches
E 5 centimeters
B 1-2

3. How long does it take a corn seedling to germinate?

A1

month
weeks
C 5-12 days
D 2 days
E 3 months
B2

4. The male flowers of the plant is called?

A tassel
B leaf
C kernel
D husk
E seed

5. Where does the pollen for pollination come from?

A kernel
B husk
C leaf
D tassel
E bees

6. When is the peak stage for harvest time of sweet corn?

A milk

stage
B dough stage
C latent stage
D sugar stage
E sweet stage

7. Popcorn is the same as field corn.

A True
B False

8. Corn is best planted in long, narrow rows.

A True
B False

9. Corn best likes hot weather with plenty of water.

A True
B False

10. Pollination can be hampered by which of the following

A Weather
B Soil

Conditions
fertilization
D All of the above
C Poor

Please write in your own words the life cycle of corn to be used in support of your story
that you created as a group. I would like to see that you understand the various steps in the
process of growing corn individually.
You have the opportunity to earn up to 60 points on this assignment based off of your completion
of the graphic organizer, timeline of events, appropriate use of language and grammar
techniques, and the use of correct paragraph writing.

Rubric for Short Answer Writing on Socrative

Assessment

0 point
The student did
not complete the
graphic organizer.

Graphic
Organizer

Comprehension

The writing piece

5 points
The student
completed the
graphic organizer
but had minimal
information, and
was not able to
convey the
information
regarding the
growth of corn.
The writing piece

10 points

15 points

The student
completed the
graphic organizer
but did not display
the appropriate
timeline and/or
key words and
ideas.

The student
completed the
graphic organizer;
displaying the
appropriate
timeline of the
corn growth, and
utilized ageappropriate key
words and ideas.
The writing piece

The writing piece

did not convey the

information of a
corn seed to
harvesting.

was complete but

the student was
unable to display
adequate
understanding of
events.

had the correct

timeline of
activity from seed
to harvesting, but
key details were
missing.

The student did

not utilize correct
grammar, spelling,
and vivid ageappropriate words.

The writing
contained many
errors but the
student did attempt
to use correct
grammar, spelling,
and ageappropriate words.

The writing
showed some
evidence of
correct grammar,
spelling, and ageappropriate words,
but was not errorfree.

The student did

not provide an
opening or closing
statement.

The student did

not provide both
an opening and
closing statement,
and did not have
an adequate body
in the paragraph.

The student
provided an
opening and
closing statement
but did not have a
solid body of
the paragraph.

& Timeline of
Events

Writing
mechanics

Paragraph
Formation

had an adequate
flow of the
information from
the planting of the
seed to the
harvesting. The
information
produced in the
response was easy
to understand and
comprehend.
The writing
showed evidence
of correct
grammar, spelling,
and creativity with
the use of vivid
age-appropriate
descriptors and
was error-free.
The student
opened up the
short answer
response with an
appropriate
opening and
ending it with an
understandable
closing statement.

This is an assessment that will support students mastery of the informational text and
their writing skills. This assessment supports reading comprehension and the mechanics of
writing as that of a student at a third grade level.
The multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions provide both a formative and
summative assessment of the students learning progress. The multiple choice and true/false
portion of the test is a summative assessment of the students comprehension and reading skills,
supporting their knowledge of the scientific life cycle of corn. The results of this test will

display student learning and also provide knowledge to the teacher regarding areas that need
remedial instruction before moving onto a more in-depth topic.
The short answer portion of the test will allow for the teacher to have a formative
assessment of the students writing skills, allowing for the teacher and student to interact and
discuss areas of strengths as well as areas of needed improvement. This will support student
learning, by allowing the teacher to redirect instruction in the students areas of need. The data
collected from this writing activity will be supported in the assessment process of a students
reading comprehension and writing abilities. The data will show if the student is in need of
remedial intervention in the areas of writing mechanics and in the area of reading
comprehension. If the student is in need of reading comprehension, a whole class directed
instruction with supportive tools such as a KWL chart and discussions can be completed to
reinforce the activity. In order to better improve the writing skills, the teacher can incorporate
the use of a graphic organizer and provide examples of an opening, middle, and closing
statement to support writing skills. Direct instruction from the teacher to guide the students
writing abilities will reinforce activities with supportive techniques that show cohesiveness and
an engaged writing processes.