Macbeth Act 1 Quiz and Close Reading Worksheets Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and craft analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering Act 1 of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. A plot-based quiz, seven close reading worksheets (one per scene), and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these activities, students will:

• Identify what the text states both explicitly and implicitly
• Discern the intended effect of Shakespeare’s diction
• Analyze language and articulate its intended effect
• Discern tone in context
• Determine the function of a given excerpt
• Define complex and archaic words as they are used in the text
• Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including assonance, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, foreshadowing, paradox, allusion, situational irony, verbal irony, and more
• Identify the best textual evidence in support of claims and inferences
• Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision