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Dogs: Reading Comprehension
This reading comprehension activity includes a 2-page selection about dogs, as well as ten short answer questions.
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The Carpet Fitter: Reading Comprehension
This online reading comprehension activity provides a short story and related questions. It may be appropriate for practicing for standardized tests as it includes 10 multiple choice questions and has a built-in timer.
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"The Black Cauldron," by Lloyd Alexander
Twenty multiple choice questions assess readers' understanding of "The Black Cauldron." This is an online quiz.
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Energy Crossword Puzzle
In this energy crossword worksheet, students read 36 clues pertaining to energy conservation. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Writing The Boxcar Children
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1-page article titled "Writing the Boxcar Children." Students then respond to 7 multiple choice questions regarding the article. Students may submit their...
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Perpendicular Lines
In this perpendicular lines practice worksheet, young scholars find and list examples of perpendicular lines at home, at school, and outside.
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Reduced Time Adverb Clauses
Looking for a way to improve your students' writing conventions? Include this adverb clauses learning exercise in your next grammar lesson. Middle and high schoolers read a three-paragraph selection and rewrite adverb time clauses to...
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Writing Concise Sentences
Use this online English skills worksheet on a computer lab day in your language arts class. Young writers respond to twelve questions that require them to write more concise sentences. They may check suggested answers.
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers - Exercise 2
Getting tired of seeing dangling or misplaced modifiers in your students' writing? Use this grammar activity to reinforce the importance of careful reading and editing. Young writers find the sentence that has no misplaced or dangling...
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Changing Passive to Active
Getting tired of reading student papers that are written in the passive voice? Help to make your young writers aware of their writing voice in this active and passive voice worksheet. They convert ten passive voice sentences to active...
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Passive Voice
Are you looking for a warm-up activity or quiz about passive and active voice? Use this passive voice practice worksheet, in which students rewrite the ten active voice sentences to passive voice sentences. The activity would be a good...
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Modals: Passive Voice
Bring this modals practice worksheet to your grammar unit. Middle schoolers respond to twenty-six short answer and fill in the blanks questions that require them to use the appropriate passive voice verbs. This activity is a good way to...
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Gerund Phrase Recognition Practice
In this gerund phrases practice worksheet, learners discover what gerunds are as they read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to identify gerund phrases and identify the types of nouns they act...
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Toilet Paper
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 4-paragraph article titled "Toilet Paper" and respond to 8 multiple choice questions and 7 short answer questions.
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Reciprocal Teaching Strategies Worksheet
In this pre-reading activity worksheet, students respond to 3 questions that require them to list main ideas, generate questions, and clarify unclear items prior to reading a selection.
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Direct and Indirect Speech
The focus of this language arts worksheet are the differences between direct and indirect speech. Learners efer to a story and analyze examples of direct or indirect speech, note verb tense changes and converting five sentences.
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Writing: Revision
Looking for a activity on editing and revising punctuation? In this writing skills activity, young writers read a writing sample and identify the punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors in the selection.
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar
An online activity bases on chapters 45-50 from the Louis Sachar favorite, Holes. Fifth and sixth graders respond to 12 short answer questions regarding each chapter.
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Test Your Writing Skills
In this letter writing skills worksheet, middle schoolers examine 15 phrases from letters and determine whether each phrase is from a formal or informal letter. Good, solid writing practice!
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David Archuleta
With a spare 10 minutes older students can enjoy answering trivia. This quiz explores the life and work of musician, David Archuleta. This could be paired with a engaging challenge to do internet research in order to answer all the...
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Proper Adjectives
The identification of proper adjectives is the focus of this language arts worksheet. Students identify proper adjectives in four phrases, then place a proper adjective of their choice in three other sentences.
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The Canadian Campaign of the War of 1812
An article on The Canadian Campaign of the War of 1812 awaits your students. After reading the article, students answer ten true/false questions about the campaign. Answers appear at the end.
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President George Walker Bush
A short article on President George W. Bush awaits your students. After reading the article, students answer six multiple choice questions about Bush and his presidency. Answers appear at the end.
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Electron Arrangement Worksheet
In this electron worksheet learners complete an orbital diagram and electron configuration using a set of chemicals on the periodic table.