holes , novel study , Comprehension test , Various activities

“The activities include multiple-choice questions with answer keys and three open-ended questions designed to assess the student’s comprehension of the novel. Additionally, there is a worksheet provided for students to summarize their understanding of the novel’s facts and content. Furthermore, crossword puzzles and word searches are included as engaging activities and serve as crucial reinforcement to demonstrate the student’s grasp of the novel’s concepts.”

Holes is Louis Sachar’s fifth novel, and probably his most loved. The novel took Sachar a year and a half to write, and was published in 1998. Holes combined huge popular appeal with critical success, as Holes won or was nominated for almost twenty different awards, including the National Book Award (1998) and a Newbery Medal (1999). In 2012, Holes was voted the sixth best children’s chapter book of all time by the School Library Journal.