This 43-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poems “Southbound on the Freeway” by May Swenson (16 QUESTIONS), “The Country” by Billy Collins (12 QUESTIONS), & “The Choice” by Dorothy Parker (15 QUESTIONS) has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! *PLEASE NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, this product does not contain the reading selection(s). Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This 25-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poem “Runagate Runagate” by Robert Hayden has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! *PLEASE NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, this product does not contain the reading selection(s). Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This 35-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poems “Ring Out, Wild Bells” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (18 QUESTIONS) & “Concrete Mixers” by Patricia Hubbell (17 QUESTIONS) has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This 24-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poems “The City Is So Big” by Richard Garcia (11 QUESTIONS) & “Harlem Night Song” by Langston Hughes (13 QUESTIONS) has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This 17-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poem “Describe Somebody” by Jacqueline Woodson has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This 25-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poem “Almost A Summer Sky” by Jacqueline Woodson has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This 45-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poems “Ode to Enchanted Light” by Pablo Neruda (13 QUESTIONS), “Little Exercise” by Elizabeth Bishop (18 QUESTIONS), & “The Sky Is Low, the Clouds Are Mean” by Emily Dickinson (14 QUESTIONS) has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This 27-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poems “Silver” by Walter de la Mare (13 QUESTIONS) & “Your World” by Georgia Douglas Johnson (14 QUESTIONS) has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selections including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This 25-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poems “Thumbprint” by Eve Merriam (13 QUESTIONS) & “The Drum” (for MLK, Jr.) by Nikki Giovanni (12 QUESTIONS) has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact and opinion, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions 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. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This bundle of 5 tests on 5 reading selections from the textbook HOLT McDOUGAL LITERATURE, GRADE 9 ISBN-10: 0547115784 Unit 6: Taking Sides (Argument and Persuasion) includes multiple-choice questions (number varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). 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, theme, 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 5 tests total over 35 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). Tests cover the reading selections listed below: “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “How Private Is Your Private Life?” by Andrea Rock “The Privacy Debate: One Size Doesn’t Fit All” by Arthur M. Ahalt “Primal Screen” by Ellen Goodman “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This bundle of 16 tests on 16 reading selections from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 6 Themes in American Stories 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 16 tests total over 150 pages of test material. This is over a $39 value! 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: UNIT 6: THEMES IN AMERICAN STORIES (16 TESTS TOTAL) “Water Names,” Lan Samantha Chang (29 questions, 9 pages) “Why the Waves Have Whitecaps,” Zora Neale Hurston (23 questions, 7 pages) “Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon,” Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz (33 questions, 9 pages) “Chicoria,” José Griego y Maestas and Rudolfo A. Anaya (29 questions, 9 pages) Excerpt from “The People, Yes,” Carl Sandburg (26 questions, 9 pages) “Brer Possum’s Dilemma,” Jackie Torrence (37 questions, 11 pages) “John Henry,” Traditional (38 questions, 11 pages) “Western Wagons,” Stephen Vincent Benét (19 questions, 6 pages) “Davy Crockett’s Dream,” Davy Crockett (34 questions, 10 pages) “Paul Bunyan of the North Woods,” Carl Sandburg (25 questions, 7 pages) “Ellis Island,” Joseph Bruchac (20 questions, 6 pages) Excerpt (3 Poems: “Debts”, “Fields of Flashing Light”, & “Migrants”) from Out of the Dust, Karen Hesse (52 questions, 15 pages) “Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.,” Alice Walker (28 questions, 9 pages) “An Episode of War,” Stephen Crane (51 questions, 16 pages) Excerpt from My Own True Name, Pat Mora (40 questions, 12 pages) “Words to Sit In, Like Chairs,” Naomi Shihab Nye (39 questions, 12 pages) This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This bundle of 6 tests on 6 reading selections from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 5 Drama 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 6 tests total over 100 pages of test material. This is over a $20 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Included tests listed below: UNIT 5: DRAMA (6 TESTS TOTAL) Excerpt Anne Frank & Me, Cherie Bennett (20 questions, 7 pages) The Governess, Neil Simon (35 questions, 9 pages) The Ninny, Anton Chekhov (32 questions, 9 pages) The Diary of Anne Frank, Acts I & II, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (210 questions, 59 pages) Excerpt from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank (39 questions, 11 pages) Excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies with Alison Leslie Gold (33 questions, 9 pages) Student Objectives: CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. CCRA.R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. CCRA.R.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. CCRA.R.5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. CCRA.R.6 Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. CCRA.R.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

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: “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier “The Future in My Arms” by Edwidge Danticat “Math and After Math” by Lensey Namioka 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 “Rice and Rose Bowl Blues” Poem by Diane Mei Lin Mark “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan “Woman with Flower” Poem by Naomi Long Madgett This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This bundle of 9 tests on 10 reading selections from the textbook HOLT McDOUGAL LITERATURE, GRADE 9 ISBN-10: 0547115784 Unit 2: People Watching (Characterization & Point of View) 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 9 tests total over 80 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: Unit 2: People Watching: Characterization & Point of View in: fiction, nonfiction, & poetry (9 tests total on 10 reading selections) “Pancakes” by Joan Bauer “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant “Hamadi” by Naomi Shihab Nye Excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou “Caged Bird” poem by Maya Angelou “Blind to Failure” article by Karl Taro Greenfeld “A Voice” poem by Pat Mora “My Father’s Song” poem by Simon J. Ortiz Excerpt from Rosa Parks biography by Douglas Brinkley “Rosa” poem by Rita Dove

This bundle of 17 tests on 31 poetry reading selections from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 4 Poetry 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. This is over a $40 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Included tests listed below: UNIT 4: POETRY (17 TESTS TOTAL) “Describe Somebody” and “Almost a Summer Sky,” Jacqueline Woodson (17 & 25 questions) “Cat!,” Eleanor Farjeon (20 questions) “Silver,” Walter de la Mare (13 questions) “Your World,” Georgia Douglas Johnson (14 questions) “Thumbprint,” Eve Merriam (13 questions) “The Drum (for Martin Luther King, Jr.),” Nikki Giovanni (12 questions) “Ring Out, Wild Bells,” Alfred, Lord Tennyson (18 questions) “Concrete Mixers,” Patricia Hubbell (17 questions) “Harlem Night Song,” Langston Hughes (13 questions) “The City Is So Big,” Richard García (11 questions) “Ode to Enchanted Light,” Pablo Neruda (13 questions) “Little Exercise,” Elizabeth Bishop (18 questions) “The Sky Is Low, the Clouds Are Mean,” Emily Dickinson (14 questions) “Southbound on the Freeway,” May Swenson (16 questions) “The Country,” Billy Collins (12 questions) “The Choice,” Dorothy Parker (15 questions) “Runagate Runagate,” Robert Hayden (25 questions) “Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind,” William Shakespeare (18 questions) “Old Man,” Ricardo Sánchez (20 questions) “The New Colossus,” Emma Lazarus (11 questions) “Paul Revere’s Ride,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (36 questions) “Harriet Beecher Stowe,” Paul Laurence Dunbar (23 questions) “January,” John Updike (19 questions) “New World,” N. Scott Momaday (19 questions) “For My Sister Molly Who in the Fifties,” Alice Walker (33 questions) “Grandma Ling,” Amy Ling (16 questions) “Drum Song,” Wendy Rose (12 questions) “your little voice / Over the wires came leaping,” E. E. Cummings (13 questions) “The Road Not Taken,” Robert Frost (20 questions) “O Captain! My Captain!,” Walt Whitman (21 questions) This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This bundle of 13 tests on 14 reading selections (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 1 Fiction & Nonfiction includes 33-91 multiple-choice questions (varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: plot development, 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 13 tests total over 195 pages of test material. This is over a $50 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Included tests listed below: UNIT 1: FICTION & NONFICTION (13 TESTS TOTAL) “The Baker Heater League,” Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick McKissack, Jr. & “The 11:59,” Patricia C. McKissack (One test on both texts, 71 Questions, 22 pgs) “A Retrieved Reformation,” O. Henry (54 Questions, 17 pgs) “Raymond’s Run,” Toni Cade Bambara (55 Questions, 16 pgs) “Gentleman of Rio en Medio,” Juan A. A. Sedillo (33 Questions, 10 pgs) “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi,” Mark Twain (58 Questions, 18 pgs) “Old Ben,” Jesse Stuart (39 Questions, 11 pgs) “Fox Hunt,” Lensey Namioka (47 Questions, 15 pgs) “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (91 Questions, 26 pgs) Excerpt from An American Childhood, Annie Dillard (Summary: she observes car headlights creating shadows in her bedroom at night) (39 Questions, 13 pgs) Excerpt from Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck (Summary: he gets a customized truck and travels through the Bad Lands with his dog Charley) (47 Questions, 14 pgs) “The American Dream,” Martin Luther King, Jr. (33 Questions, 12 pgs) “Up the Slide,” Jack London (49 Questions, 15 pgs) “A Glow in the Dark,” from Woodsong, Gary Paulsen (34 Questions, 11 pgs) This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This bundle of 14 tests on 14 reading selections from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 3 Types of Nonfiction includes multiple-choice questions (number varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). 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 14 tests total over 340 pages of test material. Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Included tests listed below: UNIT 3: TYPES OF NONFICTION (14 TESTS TOTAL) “Making Tracks on Mars,” Andrew Mishkin (38 Questions) “Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom,” Ann Petry (46 Questions) “Baseball,” Lionel G. García (19 Questions) Excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou (41 Questions) “Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin,” Brent Ashabranner (34 Questions) “Forest Fire,” Anaïs Nin (36 Questions) “Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall,” Diane Ackerman (42 Questions) “The Season’s Curmudgeon Sees the Light,” Mary C. Curtis (25 Questions) “On Woman’s Right to Suffrage,” Susan B. Anthony (18 Questions) “The Trouble with Television,” Robert MacNeil (24 Questions) Excerpt from “Sharing in the American Dream” Speech, Colin Powell (28 Questions) “Science and the Sense of Wonder,” Isaac Asimov (30 Questions) “Emancipation” from Lincoln: A Photobiography, Russell Freedman (37 Questions) “Brown vs. Board of Education,” Walter Dean Myers (41 Questions) This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This bundle of 13 tests on 13 reading selections (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 2 Short Stories includes multiple-choice questions (number varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: plot development, 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 13 tests total over 300 pages of test material. This is over a $50 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Included tests listed below: UNIT 2: SHORT STORIES (13 TESTS TOTAL) “An Hour with Abuelo,” Judith Ortiz Cofer (41 Questions) “Who Can Replace a Man?,” Brian Aldiss (56 Questions) “Tears of Autumn,” Yoshiko Uchida (62 Questions) “Hamadi,” Naomi Shihab Nye (54 Questions) “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe (64 Questions) “The Finish of Patsy Barnes,” Paul Laurence Dunbar (63 Questions) “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” Ray Bradbury (47 Questions) “Flowers for Algernon,” Daniel Keyes (101 Questions) “Charles,” Shirley Jackson (41 Questions) “Thank You, M’am,” Langston Hughes (54 Questions) “The Story-Teller,” Saki (H. H. Munro) (49 Questions) “The White Umbrella,” Gish Jen (57 Questions) “The Medicine Bag,” Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (54 Questions) This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

This bundle of 9 tests on 9 reading selections from the textbook HOLT McDOUGAL LITERATURE, GRADE 9 ISBN-10: 0547115784 Unit 1: The Plot Thickens (Narrative Structure) 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 9 tests total over 200 pages of test material. This is over a $25 value! 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: Unit 1: The Plot Thickens (Narrative Structure:fiction, nonfiction & poetry) (9 tests total) “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell “Daughter of Invention” by Julia Alvarez “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry Excerpt from Black Boy: “The RIghts to the Streets of Memphis” by Richard Wright Excerpt from Chapter 8 of Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe “Incident in a Rose Garden” by Donald Justice “Sorry, Right Number” by Stephen King

A review of “The Speckled Band” (adapted Sherlock Holmes story) with reading comprehension questions and elements of literature: flashback, foreshadowing, denotation, and connotation. Multiple choice questions with special effects to show the correct answers after student answers and you click on it. Perfect review game and I usually give extra credit to the winning team. Look for the test I created as well! Editable! This lesson is student-centered meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators! Connect with us: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shiningscholareducation Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShiningScholar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shining_scholar_education/ Sign up for our email list to get free English/Language Arts resources and discount coupons in your email. You’ll get SIX free resources just for signing up! https://mailchi.mp/f6b12b8ab810/productdescription