6th Grade Prentice Hall Literature Unit 1 Reading Fiction/Nonfiction Comprehension Tests (15 total)

This collection of 15 tests (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 6 ISBN: 013131713X Unit 1 Fiction and Nonfiction includes links to most of the reading selections online (if available) along with 10-50 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 story, plot development, characterization, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, and figurative language. 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. Includes link to free file of the text so each student can get their own copy to annotate. Answer key included. Great for homework, warm-ups, classroom assessment, and more. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. Individually each test would cost $2.99 x 15 tests, this is over a $40 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated!

Reading selections include:

“Greyling,” Jane Yolen
“My Heart Is in the Highlands,” Jane Yolen
“Stray,” Cynthia Rylant
“The Homecoming,” Laurence Yep
“The Drive-In Movies,” Gary Soto
“The Market Square Dog,” James Herriot
“Why Monkeys Live in Trees,” Julius Lester
“The Case of the Monkeys That Fell From the Trees,” Susan E. Quinlan
“Stage Fright,” Mark Twain
“My Papa, Mark Twain,” Susy Clemens
“The Lady and the Spider,” Robert Fulghum
“Names/Nombres,” Julia Alvarez
“The Sound of Summer Running,” Ray Bradbury
“Eleven,” Sandra Cisneros
from Bad Boy- Walter Dean Myers

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–it allows you to become a facilitator!
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–happier students!
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