Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Act 4 of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with Shakespearean drama. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Paris’s perspective on Lord Capulet’s motivations
- Juliet’s confession to Paris
- Paris’s lack of awareness about Lord Capulet’s threat
- Juliet’s confession to Friar Laurence
- Friar Laurence’s plan
- Juliet’s request for her father’s forgiveness
- Lord Capulet’s attitude toward Friar Laurence
- A terrible thought in Juliet’s mind
- An alarming discovery
- A shift in Lord Capulet’s emotions
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Romeo and Juliet Reading Comprehension Quiz Bundle
This bundle of 5 assessments measures general comprehension and holds students accountable for the assigned reading of Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet*. Each multiple choice quiz is delivered as an editable Word Document. Answer keys for each quiz are included. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: * The purpose of a chorus * A character known as a peace-maker * The reason for street-fighting in Verona * Prince Escalus's declaration * Romeo's cause for sadness * Lord Capulet's attitude toward marrying off Juliet * Benvolio's encouragement (to Romeo) * Juliet's attitude toward marriage * Mercutio's treatment of Romeo * A foreshadowing fear * Tybalt's temperament * Lord Capulet's reaction to Romeo's presence at the party * The revelation of Juliet's true identity * Juliet's beauty and Romeo's metaphor * The rejection of one's name * Romeo's great fear, expressed during the balcony scene * Juliet's concerns over acting too hastily * Friar Laurence's specialty * Friar Laurence's beliefs and philosophies * Friar Laurence's thoughts regarding the union of Romeo & Juliet * Tybalt's letter * Offensive comments toward the Nurse * The Nurse's news for Romeo * Friar Laurence's assessment of Romeo & Juliet's love * Mercutio's reason for fighting Tybalt * Romeo's ill-fated attempt to stop the fight * Romeo's reason for leaving Verona * Juliet's criticisms of the Nurse * The Nurse's confusing news * Juliet's conflicting emotions toward her husband * Friar Laurence's perspective on the Prince's punishment * Romeo's erratic behavior * Lord Capulet's arrangement with Paris * Mantua * A character who plans to have Romeo killed * A threat of being disowned * The Nurse's advice to Juliet * Juliet's foreshadowing comments * Paris's perspective on Lord Capulet's motivations * Juliet's confession to Paris * Paris's lack of awareness about Lord Capulet's threat * Juliet's confession to Friar Laurence * Friar Laurence's plan * Juliet's request for her father's forgiveness * Lord Capulet's attitude toward Friar Laurence * A terrible thought * An alarming discovery * A shift in Lord Capulet's emotions * Friar John's task * The reason Friar John cannot complete his task * Balthasar's significance * Balthasar's lack of awareness * A visit to the apothecary * A conflict between Romeo and Paris in the churchyard * Romeo's suicide * Juliet's suicide * Friar Laurence's emotional reaction * The resolution
Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Quiz and Close Reading Worksheets Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 4 of William Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet* with this bundle of formative assessments. Included are the following: a reading guide, a multiple choice quiz on characters and plot, five close reading worksheets addressing the author's craft, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word and phrase meanings * Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques * Describe tone in context * Discern the overall purpose of a given soliloquy * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Argue whether Friar Laurence's decision to assist Juliet is consistent or inconsistent with his moral and religious duty * Reflect on a previous scene to articulate how an aspect of Friar Laurence's plan was foreshadowed * Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, metaphor, situational irony, and more * Support claims or inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision * Come to class better prepared to discuss dramatic works
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