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The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about The Pickwick Papers. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 18 short answer and essay questions based on Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at...
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Electrifying Franklin
Fourth graders research and present information about Benjamin Franklin's life and accomplishments. For this lesson on Benjamin Franklin, 4th graders review idioms and sayings written by Franklin then compare and contrast his various...
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Fact and Opinion: How to Tell the Difference
Young scholars explore reasoning by completing a worksheet activity in class. In this fact vs. opinion lesson, students identify the differences between a personal opinion and something that is factually true. Young scholars identify...
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English in Songs Exercise
Though this learning exercise on colloquialisms in English songs might be fun, it's hard to see an application for it in the classroom. The best way to use this learning exercise, which provides a list of words like "gimme" and "gotta"...
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The Characters of Great Expectations (Volume I): Fun Trivia Quiz
Test your class on character knowledge in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. This quiz asks learners to recall information about specific character traits, relationships, and other particularities. Since anyone can make a Fun Trivia...
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A Farewell to Arms: Fun Trivia Quiz
A useful resource to use as a check for basic understanding or completion of reading, this quiz tests readers' ability to recall plot information but does not require any critical or analytical reading skills. As with all Fun Trivia...
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The Participial Phrase
Need a review practice exercise for participial phrases? The assumption here is that young grammarians are already familiar with the grammar principles and terms and are ready to show their understanding of participial phrases, and for...
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Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost: Fun Trivia Quiz
This online, interactive quiz on Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost may be okay for your class to take on their own, but it is not of sufficient rigor to assign for a grade. Fun Trivia quizzes can be made by anyone, so scrutinize them...
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Murderous Macbeth
Focus on the murders that occur in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth. What are the motivations, and who dies? See what your readers recall with this quiz.
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Hatchet: Fun Trivia Quiz
Quizzes pupils' basic knowledge of Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet. Questions test the readers recall and comprehension skills but do not require any higher-level thinking tasks. So, content should be reviewed before this resource is used....
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George Orwell 1984: Fun Trivia Quiz
Tests readers' comprehension of the plot of George Orwell's famous novel 1984. Although most questions only require the test taker to recall information about the novel's plot, some questions ask for analysis. Instant feedback and...
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Lord of the Flies: Fun Trivia Quiz
If you are reading Lord of the Flies, you might use this brief multiple choice quiz to check for understanding. This quiz is online and interactive; learners can receive immediate online feedback. The questions are based on plot. Make...
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Othello - The Moor of Venice
The Tragedy of Othello is a tragedy indeed. Answer these 10 multiple-choice questions about the horrific events that occur in the Bard's play.
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Decimal Search
Students locate and report on books using the Dewey Decimal System. They return the book to its proper place.
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Avoiding Run-ons
Students examine how to avoid run on sentences. They look at the sentences containing run ons and rewrite the sentence on the line the way it should be written. They work independently to gain practice.
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"Lolita" Book Quiz
In this Lolita quiz activity, students take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
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"Midnight" Book Quiz
In this Midnight quiz worksheet, high schoolers take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
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Shakespeare's "Macbeth": Fun Trivia Quiz
Quizzes basic comprehension of factual information from Shakespeare's play Macbeth and provides immediate feedback. Questions on this quiz in particular are rather simple or easy to deduce so content should be reviewed before the quiz is...
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The Diary of Anne Frank: Fun Trivia Quiz
This simple 10-question quiz from Fun Trivia asks basic recall questions about some of the people and events of Anne Frank's life. It is unclear which version of The Diary of Anne Frank this quiz is based on, so its content should be...
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East of Eden - The Trasks: Fun Trivia Quiz
This quiz offers comprehension and plot questions about John Steinbeck's East of Eden. The quiz focuses in particular on the Trask family. Learners answer fifteen multiple choice and true/false questions and receive immediate online...
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Basic Knowledge of A Christmas Carol: Fun Trivia Quiz
This brief quiz on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tests basic, surface-level plot knowledge. Many of the questions are not important to the larger themes of the novel. If you use this quiz, make sure you check over the content, as...
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AC/DC Gods of Rock
Motivate your learners with this fun quiz. They answer questions about the rock band AC/DC. This is a great way to help them hone their research skills.