Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate take-home assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Act 1 of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. The assessment may otherwise double as a guided reading handout to facilitate active reading experiences and subsequent class discussions. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.
Questions pertain to the following relevant details:
- Setting
- A king’s life-changing decision
- Edmund’s status as an illegitimate child and its effect on him
- Daughters’ expressions of love for their father
- Contrasting Cordelia from her two sisters
- Cordelia’s punishment
- Kent’s assessment of King Lear’s behavior
- An agreement with the King of France
- Comparing Cordelia’s two sisters to their father (identifying similar motivations)
- Edmund’s underhanded deeds
- Goneril’s feelings toward her recently moved-in father
- Kent’s act of self-preservation
- Character description of the Fool
- The intent of King Lear’s letter
- The king’s acknowledgement of a fear
- Kent’s loyalty
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King Lear Quiz and Answer Key Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering each Act of William Shakespeare's tragedy *King Lear*. The assessments may double as guided reading worksheets to facilitate active engagement with Shakespearean drama. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.
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King Lear Act 1 Quiz and Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 1 of William Shakespeare's *King Lear* with this bundle of formative assessments. Included are the following: a 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. By engaging with these activities, students will do the following: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Define words/phrases as they are used in context * Explore nuances in words with similar meanings * Choose the most appropriate synonym for a given word * Verify interpretations of language using reference materials * Describe tone in context * Consider the greater significance of given details * Determine the primary function of a given excerpt * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, hyperbole, synecdoche, antithesis, aphorism, allusion, dramatic irony, situational irony, and double denotation * Conduct brief research on mythological and historical subjects * Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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