Grade 8 Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 2 Short Stories Tests Bundle (13 total)

This bundle of 13 tests on 13 reading selections (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 2 Short Stories includes multiple-choice questions (number varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact & opinion, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. These 13 tests total over 300 pages of test material. This is over a $50 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated!

Included tests listed below:

UNIT 2: SHORT STORIES (13 TESTS TOTAL)

“An Hour with Abuelo,” Judith Ortiz Cofer (41 Questions)
“Who Can Replace a Man?,” Brian Aldiss (56 Questions)
“Tears of Autumn,” Yoshiko Uchida (62 Questions)
“Hamadi,” Naomi Shihab Nye (54 Questions)
“The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe (64 Questions)
“The Finish of Patsy Barnes,” Paul Laurence Dunbar (63 Questions)
“The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” Ray Bradbury (47 Questions)
“Flowers for Algernon,” Daniel Keyes (101 Questions)
“Charles,” Shirley Jackson (41 Questions)
“Thank You, M’am,” Langston Hughes (54 Questions)
“The Story-Teller,” Saki (H. H. Munro) (49 Questions)
“The White Umbrella,” Gish Jen (57 Questions)
“The Medicine Bag,” Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (54 Questions)

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