The Diary of Anne Frank Play by F. Goodrich & A. Hackett Reading Test

*Teacher’s note: Given the length of the selection, it is recommended that paragraphs be numbered before copies are given to students. This helps students locate answers to questions with references to specific paragraphs of the text. Each indentation in this selection (including lines of dialogue, when speakers speak together in unison each speaker is counted as a new paragraph, as well as stage directions and new paragraphs within those) will be counted as a different paragraph. Act I Scene 1 has 31 paragraphs and 15 questions; Act I Scene 2 has 151 paragraphs and 30 questions; Act I Scene 3 has 361 paragraphs and 44 questions; Act I Scene 4 has 65 paragraphs and 17 questions; Act I Scene 5 has 197 paragraphs and 22 questions; Act II Scene 1 has 162 paragraphs and 32 questions; Act II Scene 2 has 123 paragraphs and 25 questions; Act II Scene 3 has 127 paragraphs and 14 questions; Act II Scene 4 has 57 paragraphs and 7 questions; & Act II Scene 5 has 12 paragraphs and 4 questions.

This 210-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the two-act play The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett (from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164) has questions 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, main idea, summarization, 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. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated!
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Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED):

Students are expected to:

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.