These Children’s Literature Questions were created with the intent to help me understand

material in my current Children’s and Young Adult Literature Class. However, this content could
be used to teach a lesson about children’s literature. I would specifically use it for middle school
or high school because of the advanced material that is discussed and would be difficult for
younger children to comprehend. This lesson would go over what children’s literature is,
different awards for children’s books, and different components that make good written text and
illustrations.
I obtained pictures of the award medals with Google images. I conducted the fair use test to
make sure that these images were already in print, I was only using 10% of the content, it would
not hinder anyone’s ability to make a profit, and

AASL Standard:
This standard is under the Inquire and Grow categories and states that “Learners participate in an
ongoing inquiry-based process by: 1. Continually seeking knowledge. 2. Engaging in sustained
inquiry. 3. Enacting new understanding through real-world connections. 4. Using reflection to
guide informed decisions.”

SAS Standard:
Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.J
Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient
for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level;
demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or
phrase important to comprehension or expression.

5 Image Questions:
1. What is the genre of this picture?
a. Horror
b. Romance
c. Fantasy
d. Mystery
2. What award does this picture display?
a. Caldecott
b. Newbery
c. Geisel
d. Carnegie
3. What genre does this picture represent?
a. Romance
b. Mystery
c. Fantasy
d. Sports
 4. What award does this picture display?
a. Caldecott
b. Newbery
c. Geisel
d. Carnegie
5. What type of book was sold for the price of the coin in the image?
a. A Hornbook
b. A Chapbook
c. A Pretty Little Pocket Book
d. A Book of Nonsense
5 True and False Questions:
1. A book wins the Caldecott Award because of the illustrations.
a. True
b. False
2. Color, lines, shapes, and font enhance illustrations
a. True
b. False
3. A Pretty Little Pocket Book was the first printed material created for children.
a. True
b. False
4. Fables are considered folk literature.
a. True
b. False
5. Realistic fiction tells a story that never happened and never could happen.
a. True
b. False
10 Multiple Choice Questions:
1. What does a Newbery Award book get recognized for?
a. Illustrations
b. Informational book
c. Author
d. Celebrating Latino culture
2. What is Visual Literacy?
a. Incorporating creative images to enhance the text
b. Understanding and recognizing additional meaning
c. Being able to see an image in your head of the text
d. Drawing a picture and writing a caption underneath
3. What is the oldest surviving work of English Literature?
a. Beowulf
b. Romeo and Juliet
c. The Canterbury Tales
d. Great Expectations
4. What two main categories is children’s literature categorized by?
a. Non-fiction and Fiction
b. Fantasy and Realistic
c. Biography and Historical
d. Poetry and Prose
5. What does aliterate mean in regards to readers?
a. A reader who can clearly comprehend text
b. Readers who can read but are unmotivated
c. Readers who can read and are motivated
d. Readers who read when they are not required to
6. What do you call the character who creates conflict in a story?
a. Protagonist
b. Dynamic
c. Antagonist
d. Flat
7. What book was a collection of modern fantasy tales resembling stories from an oral
tradition?
a. Grimm’s Fairy Tales
b. Fairy Tales Told for Children
c. The Adventures of Pinocchio
d. Household Tales
8. Which book is under the mystery category?
a. The Dollhouse Murders
b. The Pick of the Litter
c. Ramona the Pest
d. Sports Camp
9. What constitutes as a haiku (How many syllables are in each line)?
a. 4, 5, 3
b. 5, 7, 5
c. 7, 5, 5
d. 6, 4, 5
10. Which book is an example of a graphic novel?
a. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
b. Wonder
c. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
 d. Flora and Ulysses
10 Multiple Select Questions:
1. How does one recognize a well-written book?
a. It “shows”
b. It has a simple plot
c. It does not tell
d. It has underdeveloped characters
2. How can illustrations enhance the book?
a. Depict action
b. Take away from the text
c. Establish mood
d. Include minor details
3. Which methods can show diversity in books?
a. Race
b. Socioeconomic status
c. Religion
d. All of the above
4. What category can picturebooks be classified as?
a. Graphic Novels
b. Fiction
c. Board books
d. Fantasy
5. Choose the best answers that are forms of poetry.
a. Alliteration
b. Free Verse
c. Concrete
d. Metaphoric
6. What are the components of a plot in a story?
a. Setting
b. Climax
c. Dénouement
d. Rising Action
7. What makes a novel good writing?
a. It is believable
b. It has a good ending
c. It makes you cry
d. It has a dramatic question
8. What are the basic fantasy motifs?
a. Magic
b. Curse
 c. The hero returns
d. One world
9. What are some of the components of a good non-fiction book?
a. Second-hand accounts
b. First-hand accounts
c. Unusual Viewpoints
d. Misrepresentation
10. Which books are fractured fairytales?
a. Cinder-Elly
b. Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
c. The Three Little Pigs
d. Snow White