Worksheet
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The Fall of the House of Usher

For Students 11th - 12th
These frightening questions cover The Fall of the House of Usher, one of Edgar Allan Poe's most infamous works. The scary details are rehashed in these ten multiple-choice questions. Take the quiz if you dare!
Study Guide
Spark Notes

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Things Fall Apart Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
Northeast Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency

Who Were the Tired, the Poor, the Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Elvira Woodruff's The Orphan of Ellis Island: A Time Travel Adventure is the core text in a interdisciplinary unit study of immigration at the turn of the century.
Study Guide
Spark Notes

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, learners respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars. Students may check some of their answers online.
Interactive
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Snow Falling on Cedars Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Worksheet
K12 Reader

What Do You See? (Inferences)

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Making inferences is a skill that goes beyond the comprehension of written text. In this simple exercise, young learners are provided with a photograph and asked to answer a series of inference questions using only on the...
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I Like Fall!

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this short story "I Like Fall!" worksheet, students read a short story with pictures and then answer ten comprehension questions regarding the story.
Worksheet
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Niagara Falls Reading Comprehension Passage

For Students 5th - 7th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, student read a short passage about Niagara Falls before answering 6 multiple choice comprehension questions.
Lesson Plan
Prestwick House

New (March 2016) SAT Reading Test Practice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The SAT. The ACT. AP exams. The very mention of these exams can cause the college bound to feel anxious. One way to combat Test Anxiety is to provide high schoolers with models of these tests and give them opportunities to analyze...
Lesson Plan
Prestwick House

Introducing Literary Theory – A Unit Wrap-Up

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Literary theories are lenses through which a text may be analyzed. The question in this lesson plan is how a particular literary lens can influence the reader's view of the text.
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Prestwick House

The Great Gatsby

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a fresh twist on a comprehension quiz. Readers of The Great Gatsby use their answers to questions about the story to complete a crossword puzzle.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Rhythms in Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Rhyme, rhythm, free verse, imagery: Do these words describe poetry, or jazz music? The answer is both! A resource explores these similarities as scholars watch a video, engage in discussion, read author biographies, write poetry and...
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Macbeth Revision Questions

For Students 10th - 11th
In this Macbeth revision questions learning exercise, students explain certain details about Act one and six from the play. Students identify who said certain quotes and practice writing two essay questions about how they would act if...
Worksheet
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International Day of Democracy

For Students 5th - 10th
In this International Day of Democracy learning exercise, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing...
Worksheet
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World Cancer Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this World Cancer Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey, and...
Unit Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Edgar Allan Poe's Journey Through Life and Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How was Edgar Allan Poe able to create "intriguing, memorable, and lasting literature"? To answer this question, learners analyze the syntax, diction, and characterizations in Poe's poems and short stories and compare the impact of these...
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The Haunted Palace

For Students 7th - 11th
These reading comprehension questions are pointed to references in Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Haunted Palace." Specific quotes paired with multiple-choice answers ask the reader to recall the poem. Receive answers when learners submit...
Lesson Plan
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The Cat in the Hat

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
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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Edgar Allan Poe Stories Quiz

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
When given a short summary of one of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, can you choose the correct title? Try your best with this multiple-choice quiz covering nine different stories (one is actually a poem) by Poe.
Lesson Plan
Indiana University

World Literature: "One Evening in the Rainy Season" Shi Zhecun

For Teachers 12th
Did you know that modern Chinese literature “grew from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud”? Designed for a world literature class, seniors are introduced to “One Evening in the Rainy Season,” Shi Zhecun’s stream of...
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The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this water cycle worksheet, students read an informational passage, observe a labeled diagram of the transpiration water cycle, and answer comprehension questions. Students answer seven multiple choice questions and write a story from...
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Blue Planet: Tidal Seas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how tides affect sea life. In this video based lesson, students view a video on how tides affect sea life. They do web-based research to find the answers to a series of questions and then play Tidal Trivia to test...
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Greece

For Students 6th - 10th
In this comprehension instructional activity on Greece, students read the article presented and then answer the questions that follow. There are 12 short answer questions to complete about Greece, where it is located, the people,...