Study and practice the vocabulary in Rudyard Kipling's famous story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." Pupils underline verbs in a passage from the story, taking special note of vivid or precise verbs. They then write original sentences for five...

Here is a traditional multiple-choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank assessment on the presidency of James Monroe in the United States. It was designed to supplement a particular textbook chapter, but could be used to assess learning...

Introduce "The Inn of Lost Time" by Lensey Namioka to your middle schoolers with a reader's resource page. It includes links to different activities, including a creative writing prompt about losing fifty years of your life, and a...

Dive your class into the novel The Pinballs by Betsy Byars with the support of this reading guide. Including short answer questions, a multiple choice comprehension quiz, and extension activities, a variety of materials are...

Record the plot elements of The Cay on this instructional activity. Pupils note basic information about the book and answer questions about the introduction, point of view, character, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and...

Pair these comprehension questions with a study of So B. It by Sarah Weeks. There are two to six questions listed for each chapter, and space is provided for pupils to write responses. The questions are continuous, so it would make most...

After reading each chunk of two chapters of Carl Hiaasen's novel Hoot, ask learners to respond to related study questions. The instructions at the top of the questions suggest that individuals should read the questions first, read the...

Build a literature unit around the book George Washington's Socks with this series of short answer questions. Broken up in two- and three-chapter increments, these reading comprehension questions allow young readers to demonstrate...

Use this writing prompt and brainstorming page to help your pupils prepare to write their own myths. Individuals must choose a natural event to explain, come up with a protagonist and an antagonist, determine a setting, and think of a...

Ensure that your kids know the ins and outs of your classroom with a beginning-of-the-school-year quiz. Where is homework turned in? What should be done with late assignments? What is the procedure if someone needs to use the bathroom?...

Learners use the provided worksheet to identify plot elements and then fill in these elements on a plot diagram. Also included is a template for a character map that asks readers to choose a character, identify two traits, and supply...

This multiple-choice assessment on the Renaissance and Reformation reviews topics from humanism and the protests of Martin Luther to Italian city-states. While this is a traditional assessment designed by a textbook publisher, you can...

Boost understanding of the four types of sentences with several exercises. To start off, read through the provided information about the types of sentences together. This will prepare your class to practice their new knowledge. Then,...

Make sure your class has been keeping up with their reading! Try out this quick, five-question reading check quiz for the first chapter of The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. After quiz takers respond to the questions, discuss the...

As your class reads The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, you might give reading quizzes periodically. Consider this quiz, which covers chapters seven and eight with 10 short answer questions based mainly on plot. Class members can take...

Rick Riordan's novel, The Lightning Thief, is a popular and fantasy-filled adventure! If you've chosen it for class reading, you can make sure your class is on schedule with reading check quizzes. The quiz included here is for chapters...

Is your class reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan? If so, take a look at this quiz for chapters nine through 12. Quiz takers respond to each short answer question with complete sentences. The questions are straightforward and...

Wrap up your study of The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan with a final reading check quiz. Middle schoolers respond to 10 short answer questions about the final two chapters of the text using complete sentences. Discuss the answers as a...

How much does your class know about chapters 13 through 16 of The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan? Check their plot knowledge with a quiz. This particular quiz is made up of 40 short answer questions. Since the resource includes so many...

Made up of two parts, a set of exercises and a test, this resource follows The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The 15 activities are labeled by chapter and cover plot and word meaning. The test is made up of five different...

Looking for a quick review sheet for several chapters of Wilson Rawls' novel Where the Red Fern Grows? Check out this one, which is made up of a straightforward list of questions that ask learners to remember the plot and express their...

Ask your class to go back into the text to find the answers to these nine short answer questions that focus on a chunk of Wilson Rawls' novel. The questions require pupils to recall plot points and think about why certain events happened...

Review plot points and character motivation with your class. The worksheet includes six questions about chapter seven of Wilson Rawls' novel as well as an art activity. Require learners to cite specific passages from the text to help...

Find out how much your learners picked up from a couple of chapters of Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. Pupils answer six plot and character analysis questions and tackle similes. The worksheet is adaptable; assign it in class...