Grade 9 Lit. Unit 4: Theme & Symbol 8-Test Reading Bundle

This bundle of 8 tests on 10 reading selections from the textbook HOLT McDOUGAL LITERATURE, GRADE 9 ISBN-10: 0547115784 Unit 4: Getting the Message (Theme & Symbol) 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 8 tests total over 60 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:

1. “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier

2. “The Future in My Arms” by Edwidge Danticat

3. “Math and After Math” by Lensey Namioka

4. Reading test on the poems “Poem on Returning to Dwell in the Country” by T’ao Ch’ien , “My Heart Leaps Up” by William Wordsworth, & “The Sun” by Mary Oliver

5. “Rice and Rose Bowl Blues” Poem by Diane Mei Lin Mark

6. “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst

7. “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan

8. “Woman with Flower” Poem by Naomi Long Madgett

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