"Backward Step" by Paul Jennings Quiz and Answer Key

Promote active engagement with fiction and evaluate general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz on the science fiction short story “Backward Step” by Paul Jennings. An answer key is included. All materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot:

• The television program John watches
• What John’s mom does that makes her feel very guilty
• A teenage boy’s desperate plea for John’s mom to read a book
• John’s status as a famous child
• John’s sudden appearance in a classroom
• John’s family background
• An attempt to help John find his home
• A visit to the police station
• John’s grandmother, who agrees to take John in
• John’s unique capabilities (time travel)