Grade 9 Lit. Unit 2: Characterization & Point of View Reading 9-Test Bundle

This bundle of 9 tests on 10 reading selections from the textbook HOLT McDOUGAL LITERATURE, GRADE 9 ISBN-10: 0547115784 Unit 2: People Watching (Characterization & Point of View) 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 9 tests total over 80 pages of test material. Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated!

*PLEASE NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, this product does not contain the reading selection(s).

Included tests listed below:

Unit 2: People Watching: Characterization & Point of View in: fiction, nonfiction, & poetry (9 tests total on 10 reading selections)

“Pancakes” by Joan Bauer
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
“Hamadi” by Naomi Shihab Nye
Excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
“Caged Bird” poem by Maya Angelou
“Blind to Failure” article by Karl Taro Greenfeld
“A Voice” poem by Pat Mora
“My Father’s Song” poem by Simon J. Ortiz
Excerpt from Rosa Parks biography by Douglas Brinkley
“Rosa” poem by Rita Dove