WebQuest Self-Grading Thematic Reading Practice Tests Growing Bundle

BUY THE BUNDLE AND GET WEBQUEST PRACTICE TESTS FREE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR! This is a new line of ELA practice reading tests called WebQuest Practice Tests(TM). These short, SELF-GRADING ELA reading practice tests are offered digitally online in Google Forms and prompt students to read authentic online sources in a variety of genres, all centered around a theme. The primary and secondary sources are safe, reliable, and credible. A MAJOR TIME SAVER AND STUDENTS GET IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK!

ALIGNS TO SO MANY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS

Students will answer a variety of SBAC, PARCC, STAAR, CAASP -style, text-based questions aligned to a variety of reading, writing, literacy in content areas, language, and listening & viewing standards. I am an assessment writer with a lot of experience writing tests aligned to standards! So, your students are in good hands. WONDERFUL TEST PREP ALIGNED TO EVERY READING STANDARD AND MORE!

So far the WebQuest Practice Tests Include:

1. The History of Schools: Students read an informational text about the history of public school in the U.S. and look through a photo-essay to see how schools around the world compare to ours.

2. Winning Friends & Influencing People: Students read great advice about how to get along well with others, how to recognize bullying and cyberbullying, how to deal with bullying, and life hacks for giving and getting respect and forming healthy relationships. Essentially, it's all about winning friends and influencing people.

3. Presidents' Advice for Students: Students read remarks from three past presidents they gave in their addresses to schoolchildren about the importance of education.

4. Smart Homes in Utopia and Dystopia: Students read an article about smart homes of the future and also read a short science fiction story by Ray Bradbury about a smart home in the future (complete with dramatic irony about how the home is so alive).

5. Home on the Range - Life in the 1800s: Students read several informational texts about the history and conditions of living on the frontier in the 1800s, plus they read narratives to give a perspective on how people viewed living "on the range," and they read/listen to the song "Home on the Range" for another perspective.

6. The Wonders of Space - Out of this World: Students read informational texts about gravity and spacesuits, filled with great visuals and diagrams, watch a great short video about black holes, and read through a science experiment about making rockets.

7. Perspectives on Sled Dog Racing: Students read several newspaper articles including a historical one, study a diagram, read an interview with Gary Paulsen, watch a video, and learn about 2 sides of this hotly debated issue (coming to a head.)

8. Understanding Pandemics & Vaccination: Let's face it, we ALL need to learn more about this topic, but there is a lot to it! This WebTest combines history, ethics, science, technology, statistics/math, ELA skills, language, writing using 5 primary and secondary sources.

9. Attitude Really IS Everything: Students delve into several sources exploring the concept of attitude and how it affects our paths in life. Engaging reading including a true story of a teenager who overcame tragedy, presidential advice, definitions, inspirational quotations, and more. Students will also write to integrate knowledge.

10. That's Entertainment: An interview with Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas, a look at Kermit the Frog, interesting information about the history and role of puppetry, and learning the single most overused plot structure used in sitcoms.

11. Living Off the Grid: Students read 5 nonfiction articles, including real personal narratives, plus watch a short video about living off the grid, or off-grid homesteading.

12. What is Energy? Students read energy basics, renewable vs. nonrenewable energy, how much energy & what type is produced and consumed in the U.S. (through graphs), how energy gets conducted, two science experiments conducting electricity, and an article about technology that harnesses the energy in our bodies.

13. The Problem With Recycling: There is currently a problem with recycling in the United States, and in the world, but there are some possible solutions. Students read two argumentative essays, study infographics, and read a press release by the Department of Energy. So much relevant critical thinking to do!

Every month or so, I will be putting out a new WebQuest Practice Test (TM) that centers around a different theme. There will be a variety of themes that require examination of a multitude of sources that are scientific, technical, historical, related to social studies, and more. They will be a mix of primary and secondary sources. Also, there will be a mix of genres: informational text, literary nonfiction, literature of all types, and more. AND WHEN YOU BUY THE BUNDLE, YOU GET FREE WEBQUEST PRACTICE TESTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR (through 2022).

The tests will provide great practice in ELA literacy skills all throughout the year and not just at crunch-time before spring testing. The test questions are aligned to all different standards based on the Common Core State Standards which have been adopted in most states, even though the standards are often called something different such as College and Career Ready Standards. They are the same skills students need to practice pretty much anywhere.

When you buy the bundle, you'll get WebQuest Practice Tests FREE for the rest of the year!

I ALSO HAVE A NEW WEBSITE WITH FREE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS, INSPIRATIONAL IDEAS, FREEBIES, AND MORE AT LOVINGLANGUAGEARTS.COM

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YOU'LL ALSO LIKE THESE GRADE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES:

High-Interest Informational Text Passages paired with TASKS or PRACTICE TESTS aligned to EVERY SINGLE GRADE-SPECIFIC READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARD (AND MORE). You won't find these anywhere else! And you'll save yourself hours of internet searches trying to find the right texts for the right goals.

Students have been reporting how much THEY LOVE the passages because they are interesting and relevant to them. In easy-print one page front-to-back (PDF) for in-person learning or Google Classroom version for easy distance learning! You are going to love these:

4th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
4th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS
5th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
5th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS

Upper Elementary Bundle High-Interest Texts and PRACTICE TESTS

Upper Elementary Bundle High-Interest Texts and TASKS
6th-8th Grade High-Interest Informational Text Passages and TASKS - Volume I
6th-8th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts Passages and TASKS - Volume II
6th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
7th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
8th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS

Middle School Bundle High-Interest Texts and PRACTICE TESTS

Middle School Bundle High-Interest Texts and TASKS

9th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS

9th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS

10th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS

10th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS

11th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS

11th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS

12th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS

12th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS

High School Bundle High-Interest Texts and TASKS

High School Bundle High-Interest Texts and TESTS

Note About the Practice Tests: The test items contain a variety of question types similar to SBAC, PARCC, STAAR, CAASP, and all of the state standardized ELA assessment programs. The tests align to even more standards: Writing, Language, Speaking & Listening, Literacy in Science and History, etc. Items align specifically to the grade level, not just generally.

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Test Prep Workbooks Prepare Students For:

Alabama ARMT, Alaska SBA, Arizona NAEP, AzM2, AASA Arkansas AABE, California CAASP, STAR & SBAC, Colorado CMAS & CSAP, Connecticut CMT & CAPT, Delaware DCAS & DSTP, Washington, DC PARCC, Florida FSA & FCAT, Georgia CRCT, Hawaii HSA, Idaho ISAT, Illinois ISAT, Indiana ISTEP+, Iowa ITBS & ITED, Kansas KRA, Kentucky CATS & KCCT, Louisiana LEAP & ILEAP, Maine NECAP & MEA, Maryland MSA, Massachusetts MCAS, Michigan MEAP, Minnesota MCA II, Mississippi MCT & MFLE, Missouri MAP, Montana MontCAS, Nebraska NeSA, Nevada NPEP, New Hampshire NECAP, New Jersey PARCC, New Mexico NMSBA, New York Regents NYSE & NYSTP, North Carolina EOG, North Dakota CAT & NDSA, Ohio OAT & OST, Oklahoma OCCT, Oregon OAKS, Pennsylvania PSSA, Rhode Island RICAS & NECAP, South Carolina PASS, South Dakota DSTEP, Tennessee TCAP, Texas STAAR & TAKS, UTAH SAGE & UPASS, Vermont SBAC & NECAP, Virginia SOL, Washington WCAP & WASL, West Virginia WESTEST, Wisconsin WKCE, Wyoming PAWS