Grade 9 Literature Unit 5: Author’s Purpose 6-Test Reading Bundle

This bundle of 6 tests on 7 reading selections from the textbook HOLT McDOUGAL LITERATURE, GRADE 9 ISBN-10: 0547115784 Unit 5: Ideas Made Visible (Author’s Purpose) 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 40 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).

Tests cover reading selections listed below:

1. “Island Morning” by Jamaica Kincaid

2. “Georgia O’Keeffe by Joan Didion

3. “Who Killed the Iceman” nonfiction article from National Geographic *

4. “Skeletal Sculptures” by Donna M. Jackson *

5. “The Lost Boys” magazine article by Sara Corbett

6. “The Open Window” by Saki

7. Excerpt from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (3 vignettes entitled: “The House on Mango Street”, “My Name”, and “Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes”)

*both reading selections are on one exam

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