Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “Too Soon a Woman” by Dorothy Johnson. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the narrative. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: Point of view A family’s mode of transportation Mary’s background Pa’s concerns The reason Mary is left in charge The narrator’s 15-mile walk A discovery The reason Mary does not initially share the discovery The narrator’s self-image The source of Mary’s scars The resolution

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering a short story by the Brothers Grimm: “Gossip Wolf and the Fox.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the narrative. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: Gossip Wolf’s general disposition Gossip Wolf’s request of the fox The fox’s general disposition Acts of deception The humans’ treatment of Gossip Wolf The resolution And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering a short story by the Brothers Grimm: “The Donkey.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the fairy tale. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: A queen’s self-image The donkey’s relation to the king and queen The queen’s treatment of the donkey The donkey’s love of music Factors that contribute to the donkey’s sadness A king’s kindness A servant’s secret order The donkey’s transformation The resolution And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering a short story by the Brothers Grimm: “The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the fairy tale. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The reason for the mother goat’s departure Distinguishing characteristics of the wolf The mother’s emotional state as she departs Means by which the wolf tries to trick the little goats The number of eaten goats The location of the uneaten goat(s) Means by which the eaten goats are rescued The wolf’s cause of death The goats’ collective reaction to the wolf’s death

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering a short story by the Brothers Grimm: “The Three Brothers.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the Grimm’s fairy tale. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The brothers’ common objective The nature of the father’s relationship with his sons The brothers’ distinct interests Secondary characters who cross paths with primary characters The resolution And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering a cautionary fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: “The Wolf and the Man.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the narrative. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The fox’s perspective on what makes for the best self-defense The wolf’s impulsive nature The fox’s role in the wolf’s downfall The various humans the wolf observes The fox’s actions in contrast to the wolf’s The wolf’s lack of knowledge about the ways of man The fox’s concluding remarks

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering a short story by the Brothers Grimm: “The Singing, Springing Lark.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the Grimm’s fairy tale. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The daughters’ requests of their father The father’s favorite daughter Threats from a predator The father’s fear upon returning home Peculiar traits of the prince The reason for the youngest daughter’s return home The reason for the prince’s reluctance to attend a celebratory event How the prince is persuaded to attend The prince’s seven-year promise The princess’ pursuit of information and resources The resolution

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Act 1 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: 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

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Kate Chopin’s short story “A Pair of Silk Stockings.” A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: acute, appreciable, consternation, decipher, deft, fastidious, gaudy, gaunt, judicious, laborious, matinee, muse, poignant, and shabby. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Kate Chopin’s short story “A Pair of Silk Stockings.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the narrative. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: Mrs. Sommers’ initial intentions for her money The neighbors’ treatment of Mrs. Sommers Mrs. Sommers’ past The effect of the stockings on Mrs. Sommers’ emotions The shoe clerk’s observations about Mrs. Sommers Various items purchased by Mrs. Sommers Mrs. Sommers’ feelings as she returns home

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 16 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin (“The Return”). A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: archery, bestow, brawl, churl, clamor, disarm, errand, exultant, jest, lanky, merry, quiver, rampart, roister, scurvy, spurn, stile, tallow, torpor, and wheedle. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 14 and 15 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: bard, besieged, brazen, buoyant, commerce, exert, heft, lyre, oracle, owlish, prudence, scowl, smitten, sneeringly, stagger, sturdy, supplicant, usher, witty, and writhe. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement the prologue and chapters 1 through 3 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: appease, artfully, bauble, dart, discord, dote, gale, hospitable, kindle, mediation, murmur, repose, rouse, scarcely, scud, sentry, shoal, summon, swiftly, and taut. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: bleat, counsel, court, dwell, feeble, further, inept, insatiable, madden, perish, provoke, rendezvous, reproach, sage, shudder, spume, strait, stride, torrent, and vengeful. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 12 and 13 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: altar, brood, caulk, chariot, dire, exploit, flare, fragrant, furnish, heed, kine, libation, makeshift, meddlesome, piety, plight, ravenous, treacherous, tumult, and wander. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 4, 5, and 6 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: abruptly, apt, bellow, boisterously, exile, gibber, glower, gluttonous, indifferent, jeer, mercilessly, mutiny, peer, plead, quarrel, revel, skirmish, unwittingly, weary, and wriggle. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 7 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin (“Circe”). A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: acrobat, anoint, cunning, decree, deign, descend, disposition, gorge, haughtily, homely, isle, moor, prophecy, provision, swoon, toil, trot, venerable, whimper, and widow. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Evaluate reading comprehension, promote homework accountability, and save valuable time with this printable quiz on the Gothic short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: Point of view The location from which the narrator tells the story The stated fate of the narrator The narrator’s rationalization of his behavior The “immediate purpose” of the narrative The narrator’s feelings toward animals The general demeanor of the narrator’s wife The fate of the narrator’s first cat A devastating event affecting the daily lives of the narrator and his wife The distinguishing characteristic of the second cat The effect of the second cat’s affection on the narrator The fate of the narrator’s wife The resolution

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 7, 8, and 9 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: casually, clamor, deftly, humble, incredulously, malice, retort, saunter, shrill, sidle, stride, supplication, and toil. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 10, 11, and 12 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: apprehensively, coarse, contemptuous, eminent, giddy, ornery, principle, quarrel, shrewd, shudder, stationery, trifle, vague, and weary. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences