This bundle of 10 tests on 9 secondary English (grades 6-9) reading selections from the textbook series from HOLT McDOUGAL LITERATURE, 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 10 tests total over 139 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).
*PRO TEACHER TIP: Even though some of these tests may be specifically designed for a higher grade level, there are students on lower grade levels that can rise to the rigorous test questions!
Tests cover the reading selections listed below:
“Sorry, Right Number” by Stephen King (12 pages total)
“The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Serling(24 pages total)
“Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe MS version (19 pages total)
“Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe HS version (22 pages total)
“A Glow in the Dark” by Gary Paulsen (11 pages total)
“Incident in a Rose Garden” poem by Donald Justice (6 pages total)
“The Man Who Cheated Death” by Carlos Salinas (16 pages total)
“Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe (10 pages total)
“The Cremation of Sam McGee” poem by Robert Service (12 pages total)
“The Raven” poem by Edgar Allen Poe (7 pages total)
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