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Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer and essay questions based on Sterne's Tristam Shandy. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom...
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The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on The Rise of Silas Lapham. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Worksheet
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The Great Gatsby: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
If you want some ideas for a reading comprehension quiz on The Great Gatsby, you might use this as a reference; however, the significance of some of the questions is marginal. It might be useful for your class to test their own...
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Unit Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

It's Your Paycheck

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Beyond reading and arithmetic, one of the most important skills for graduating seniors to have is fiscal literacy and responsibility. Start them on the right financial track with nine lessons that focus on a variety of important personal...
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Penguin Books

An Educator’s Guide to Gayle Forman

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Sometimes a novel is the best way to tackle a tough topic. A helpful educator's guide for the novels of Gayle Forman discuss tough topics such as teenage suicide. Discussion questions and writing activities encourage readers to think...
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Worksheet
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Arthur's Reading Race: comprehension skills

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension skills worksheet, students read the book Arthur's Reading Race and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including story elements, making inferences, predicting, and drawing conclusions.
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SATP Multiple Choice II

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore strategies of identifying answers when given a multiple choice reading comprehension exam. Through a lecture and demonstration, students practice active reading by reading carefully, writing notes, and rereading. They...
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Using Synonyms and Explanations as Context Clues

For Students 6th
In this using synonyms and explanations as context clues, 6th graders read newspaper articles, then answer five comprehension questions using context clues.
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Into the Twenty-First Century Chapter Review

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this United States into the 21st century worksheet, students review a chapter as they write 10 vocabulary words that match 10 descriptions, correct 1 false statement, and identify 2 themes from the new era of opportunity and challenge...
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Vertebrate History in Rocks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the noted section in their science textbooks and respond to 4 short answer and 3 fill in the blank questions regarding fossils embedded in rock formations.
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The Little Red Schoolhouse

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read about the history of the one room school house and complete language arts activities to go with it. Students answer comprehension questions, role play, group discuss, and more.
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W-W-W-W What do you know?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students comprehension should be a major emphasis when studying how to read. They summarize as one effective strategy that helps students comprehend what they are reading. Students build summarization skills that build comprehension...
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Worksheet
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Froggy's Baby Sister: Worksheet Packet

For Students 2nd
In this Froggy's Baby Sister worksheet packet, 2nd graders will learn vocabulary words my filling in missing letters and using a textbox, answer 10 yes or no comprehension questions, find words in a word search, complete cloze sentences,...
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Hmmm...Who, What, Where, When, and Why

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils practice reading comprehension by answering the 5 "W" questions. After reading "The Kissing Hand," they complete a class discussion addressing the questions who, what, when, where, and why. Students choose an appropriate,...
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Who, What, When, Where And Why is He There?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the process of asking the 5 W questions in order to increase their reading comprehension while reading non-fiction passages. They review silent reading techniques before listening to a teacher read aloud, and discussing...
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What's So Important?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work to develop comprehension strategies. They focus on the five 'w' questions for summarizing: who, what, when, where, and why? Through modeling and guided practice, they apply these questions to summarize several passages in...
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The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work to develop comprehension strategies. They focus on the five 'w' questions for summarizing: who, what, when, where, and why? Through modeling and guided practice, they apply these questions to summarize several passages.
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The Bee Tree

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars practice reading comprehension by reading a book in class.  In this story map lesson, students read The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco, and create a story map based on the problem and solution of the book.  Young scholars...
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Worksheet
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Word Meanings From Context

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage on the United States "new president", George W. Bush. They then answer 7 questions on what they read. This information is not current.
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We Want W!

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the phoneme /w/. Through listening and matching activities, 1st graders discriminate the phoneme /w/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate /w/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in...
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Froggy Learns To Swim

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this reading of text comprehension worksheet, students complete a variety of assignments including a word search, word completion, sentence completion and a quiz.
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The Cat in the Hat

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this Dr. Seuss comprehension of text worksheet, students complete a vocabulary word search, answer ten comprehension questions and match various pictures that rhyme.
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Ending At Owl Creek

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a reading of "An Occurrence At Owl Creek" in order to work on the reading comprehension skills of prediction with looking at the ending. They predict the next events leading to the ending and summarize how it could...
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The Civil War--Reading on the Internet

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students grasp how to read from text and retain it. They use reading comprehension strategies specific to the Internet. They search for answers to questions related to the Civil War.