Fluence Learning
Writing an Opinion: Buddies that Bark or Purr-fect Pets?
Which animal is best for you—a dog or cat? Why? Engage third graders in an opinion writing assessment that prompts them to read facts about both pets, and then write and decide which pet is best for them.
Curated OER
Religious Themes in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on religious themes in Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Reading: Adventure Tours
In this reading for understanding worksheet, learners read questions and answers from an Adventure Tour Company and answer 10 true or false comprehensive questions.
K12 Reader
Anne of Avonlea
Middle schoolers read a passage from Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Avonlea and identify three details from the passage that show Anne is nervous as she faces her students for the first time.
K12 Reader
Traveling to the Distant West
If you build it they can come. After reading a short article about the impact of western expansion, middle schoolers cite evidence from the article to explain how this expansion forced changes in transportation.
ELI Publishing
Whitman and the American ‘Romantic’ Nature
Pupils read a short biography of Walt Whitman and a portion of Whitman's epic poem "Song of Myself." Readers then respond to a series of comprehension questions.
Fluence Learning
Writing Informational Text: Community and School Gardens
Two informational texts feature community gardens of the past and present and how seeds grow. Scholars read, discuss what they have read, complete a timeline, define words, and compose a brief essay about the texts' main idea.
Fluence Learning
Writing About Informational Text: Everybody Can Bike
A three-part assessment challenges scholars to read informational texts in order to complete three tasks. Following a brief reading, class members take part in grand conversations, complete charts, and work in small groups to research...
Great Books Foundation
State of Affairs
Good verses evil. Scholars make inferences after taking a close look at the short story, State of Affairs, in which Daniel Defoe goes back and forth comparing good and evil thoughts through his writing. After reading the text, there are...
Prestwick House
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a strange tale indeed, but a crossword puzzle based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story is pretty straightforward. Help learners review key facts and quotes from the book in a quick...
Curated OER
Worksheet 6: Reading: Job Opening -- Assistant Tour Guide
As a creative way to have students practice vocabulary and reading skills, they can participate in this job advertisement activity. Students use a fill-in-the-blank format to answer 6 questions relating to an advertisement. At the bottom...
Curated OER
Reading Guide: Tuesdays with Morrie
In this reading guide, students must define vocabulary words and answer comprehension questions based on the novel Tuesdays with Morrie.
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Vocabulary Worksheets - Reading: The Food Pyramid
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read a passage about the food pyramid and then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension questions.
Curated OER
Study Guide: Searching for Summer
In this study guide worksheet, students must define vocabulary and literary terms found in "Searching for Summer". Students give examples of each literary terms and answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
Curated OER
Study Guide: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
In this study guide worksheet, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings". Students also answer comprehension questions and find examples of literary term usage.
Fluence Learning
Writing Informational Text: Lemonade Stand
Use a performance task to assess third graders' ability to read informational text. After they plan a lemonade stand business, young entrepreneurs implement that plan through informational writing. The task assumes learners can...
Curated OER
Chapter 6: Christianity and the Transformation of the Roman World
The history of the Christian faith makes up a fascinating element of western civilization, as demonstrated in this comprehensive online resource. A chapter quiz features short-answer questions based on the ministry of Jesus, the spread...
Curated OER
Western Civilizations, Chapter 9: The High Middle Ages: Religious and Intellectual Developments
If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to western civilizations, explore this online resource! Although designed for use with the Western Civilizations text, this site can be implemented in any course. A chapter quiz challenges...
Curated OER
Log Canoes: A Chesapeake Bay Tradition
This activity uses a question and answer format to scaffold students comprehension of a short dialogue about the Chesapeake Bay and its tradition of log canoes. After reading the short passage, students are prompted to find three facts...
Curated OER
Comprehension Questions for The Friendship
In this comprehension questions for The Friendship instructional activity, 5th graders read the book, then answer 8 comprehension questions.
Curated OER
Running Out Of Time: Bloom’s Taxonomy Mixed with QAR
Dig into chapter 19 of Running Out of Time with questions covering each level of Bloom's Taxonomy. Learners read the text, respond to the questions in paragraph form, and then discuss the answers as a class.
Curated OER
Listening to Other
In this listening to others worksheet, students read a set of guidelines on how to be a good listener, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced DVD. Suggestions for writing assignments and activities are also given.
K12 Reader
Waves and Currents
Waves, currents, crests, and troughs. Using information provided in an article about waves and currents, readers define terms used to describe how energy travels.
Curated OER
Twelfth Night: QAR
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is used to model for readers how to craft four levels of questions that promote comprehension. Questions that can be answered with evidence right there in the text, questions that require readers to think and...