Lord of the Flies Chapter 8 Quiz, Inference Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games

Facilitate vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and help students practice critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities covering chapter 8 of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. A plot-based quiz, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, word search game, close reading inference worksheet, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
• Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
• Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
• Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
• Isolate a passage that reflects the conflict between primal impulses and the conditioning of civil society
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including simile, onomatopoeia, situational irony, and more
• Conduct brief research on the Greek myth of Prometheus and draw literary parallels between it and Lord of the Flies
• Consider themes in context
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature