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Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2004)
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, learners listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension. Students then complete an essay response.
K5 Learning
Here Comes the Band
Can you hear the men playing in the band? What are they playing and where are they going? These are the main ideas of a brief fictional passage.
K12 Reader
Making Predictions
Prediction as a reading comprehension strategy is the focus of an article attached to a two-part worksheet. Kids read the article and then use the provided information to respond to the comprehension questions.
Mr. Nussbaum
Battle of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter, the site of the Civil War's first battle, taught the Union and the Confederacy an important lesson: they would both need to take stronger steps than anticipated if they wanted to win the war. History pupils read about the...
K12 Reader
It Circulates
Information about the human circulatory system is featured in a reading comprehension instructional activity that asks kids to respond to a series of questions based on the provided article
K12 Reader
Water Water Everywhere
The protection of our water supply is the subject of an article used in this cross-curricular reading comprehension worksheet. After studying the passage, readers use information from the text to respond to a series of comprehension...
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Comparing and Contrasting: Seeing and Hearing Different Genres
Let's compare and contrast! Scholars use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the experience of reading a poem and listening to its audio version. Next, they complete graphic organizers, comparing two different genres: a poem and a...
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Developing Listening Skills With Folktales
Students answer questions about a folktale that is read to them. In this listening skills activity, students practice listening to folktales and answering questions about what they hear. They listen to repetitive readings of the same...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 11
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer questions covering chapter 11 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 4
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 19 short answer questions covering chapter 4 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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A Guide to Getting Along: Listening
Here is an effective way to have your charges practice and model important listening skills. After a short review of effective active listening concepts, such as using body language, summarizing what the other person said, and asking...
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Listening and Punctuation and Grammar, oh my!
A great way to practice listening, punctuation, and proper grammar is playing this great partner activity. Learners must work together to read and write different sentences.
K12 Reader
Kick the Brick
Your class won't say ICK when they see this worksheet that focuses on -ick words! Learners read a short and silly poem containing many -ick words. They then practice reading comprehension and handwriting by tracing the answers to the...
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Keep Your English Up to Date: Chav
Take a look at linguistics and stereotypes in Great Britian with a word study of "chav." Learners find out what terms are pejoratives and what they are meant to convey. Geared toward British culture, study the ever-changing English...
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Keep Your English Up to Date: Wannabe
Language is a fluid and ever-changing entity! Take a week to cover the changing English expressions and slang as related to the word "wannabe." Go through vocabulary, spelling, worksheets, and quizzes on the topics with your class.
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Abraham Lincoln Reading Comprehension—The Presidential Years (Part 3)
Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery and led the Union out of the most tumultuous time in American history. An informative passage and paired questions evaluate learners' understanding of main ideas, supporting points, and domain-specific...
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Comprehension: Create a Summary from a Narrative Text
If your class can sequence events in a story, are pretty good at retell, and can identify the main point, they are probably ready for reading comprehension through summarizing. This lesson provides a teacher's script that facilitates...
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Reading Comprehension 7
Use this reading comprehension assessment to prepare for a state test, or to assess your students' reading. After reading a four-paragraph passage, young learners answer seven questions on literary devices, tone, and author's purpose. An...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 3
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions covering chapter 3 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 2
For this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions covering chapter 2 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 12
In this comprehension check worksheet, middle schoolers respond to 12 short answer questions covering chapter 11 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 5
In this comprehension check worksheet, pupils respond to 14 short answer questions covering chapter 5 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 10
For this Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 10 of the Mildred D. Taylor novel to better understand the novel and the author's craft.
American English
Welcome to the Color Vowel Chart
Focus English language learners' attention on word stress and phrase stress with a pronunciation chart that breaks the sounds into moving and non-moving vowel sounds. The chart tool uses colors and key words to indicate where to put the...