Grade 8 Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 5 Drama Tests Bundle (6 total)

This bundle of 6 tests on 6 reading selections from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 5 Drama includes multiple-choice questions (number varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). Some tests cover several reading selections. It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: summarization, main idea, 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 6 tests total over 100 pages of test material. This is over a $20 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated!

Included tests listed below:

UNIT 5: DRAMA (6 TESTS TOTAL)

Excerpt Anne Frank & Me, Cherie Bennett (20 questions, 7 pages)
The Governess, Neil Simon (35 questions, 9 pages)
The Ninny, Anton Chekhov (32 questions, 9 pages)
The Diary of Anne Frank, Acts I & II, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (210 questions, 59 pages)
Excerpt from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank (39 questions, 11 pages)
Excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies with Alison Leslie Gold (33 questions, 9 pages)

Student Objectives:

CCRA.R.1

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

CCRA.R.2

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

CCRA.R.3

Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

CCRA.R.4

Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

CCRA.R.5

Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

CCRA.R.6

Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

CCRA.R.10

Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
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