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Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Keyes's Flowers for Algernon. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Giver by Lois Lowry: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Lois Lowry's The Giver. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Where the Red Fern Grows Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Wilson Rawls's Where the Red Fern Grows. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Science Fiction Literature
Students identify the elements of science fiction literature. They write and illustrate a science fiction story using real and exaggerated science. In addition, they read their stories aloud in small groups.
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Literature and the Scientific Method
In this scientific method worksheet, students read a poem and describe how the poem illustrates the importance of observation in the scientific method. This worksheet has 3 short answer questions.
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The Cat in the Hat
In this Dr. Seuss comprehension of text worksheet, students complete a vocabulary word search, answer ten comprehension questions and match various pictures that rhyme.
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Reading comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 4th graders read passages about Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), sharks, Chinese tales, and more. Students then answer 24 multiple choice questions.
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Akbar-Birbal Stories Quiz
Demonstrate your knowledge of Akbar-Birbal stories by correctly answering ten multiple-choice questions. Though the resource says Goodnight Moon at the top, the only comparison is that the Akbar-Birbal stories are popular among Indian...
K12 Reader
Alliteration in Literature and Rhetoric
Middle schoolers are asked to identify the alliteration used in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, Emily Dickinson's "May-Flower," and a passage from Robert Lewis Stevenson's Kidnapped.
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The Winter's Tale: Fun Trivia Quiz
This online quiz asks basic comprehension questions for Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale. Test-takers answer fifteen multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, and receive immediate feedback. These basic questions focus mainly on...
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A Novel Study Unit for The Cay
Novelly written questions are perfect for a novel study guide unit on The Cay. The well-rounded resource contains an anticipation guide for scholars to complete before reading, a variety of questions per chapter of the book, and a post...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Theme of Exploration
Guide your learners to develop themes in Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Here is a handy resource that poses abundant higher-level thinking questions on topics in the books from...
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Ironhand's Daughter quiz
See what your readers remember about the novel Ironhand's Daughter. This online quiz gives ten multiple-choice reading comprehension questions. At the end, submit your answers and receive feedback online.
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Love's Labour's Lost quiz
Challenge your class to recall the plot of Love's Labor's Lost. Consisting of multiple-choice questions, this quiz focuses on basic reading comprehension and plot.
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The Tempest Quiz
Check your understanding of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Ten multiple-choice questions focus on reading comprehension and events in the play.
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Prove your recall for exact words and numbers with this quiz based on Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. Though not long, these 10 questions are rather detailed.
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Who's Been East of Eden?
Explore the characters in John Steinbeck's East of Eden with this quiz. Nearly all questions focus on names and actions of characters. Good luck!
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The Pearl Quiz
Do your readers remember Steinbeck's The Pearl? Check with this quick multiple-choice quiz. One question does not seem to have an accurate answer, so take the quiz yourself before giving to your class and check the answers.
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Huck Finn Chapter Questions
Students answer chapter questions to evaluate the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Senior English Beowulf Test
The first thirty-seven questions on this assessment check for knowledge of the events in Beowulf. The short answer prompt asks readers to identify five characteristics of an epic and to give examples from Beowulf in support. Finally,...
Student Achievement Partners
"The Glorious Whitewasher" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain with Mini-Assessment
It's the classic scene: Tom Sawyer is whitewashing a fence. Expose your learners to Mark Twain's humor while reinforcing reading comprehension. Eighth graders are encouraged to read and reread, achieving as much exposure to the text as...
McGraw Hill
Reading Strategies and Literary Elements
Introduce your freshmen to reading comprehension strategies and key literary elements with a year's worth of lessons and exercises. Each lesson focuses on a specific literary device and includes a definition of the term, a passage that...