The Hobbit Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocabulary Games Bundle (Chapters 17, 18, and 19)

Evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and support the development of critical thinking skills with this bundle of resources for teaching The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (chapters 17, 18, and 19). Three close reading analysis worksheets, a plot-based quiz, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging with these activities, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Define words and phrases as they are used in the text
• Verify interpretations of language using reference materials as needed
• Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
• Discern the intended effects of the author’s diction and narrative techniques
• Describe the tone of a given passage
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on metaphor, simile, sibilance, imagery, personification, foreshadowing, and situational irony
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss works of fiction