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ELA test prep Common Core RL.6.3 resources under $5
Plot Worksheets or Task Cards: Complete the Plot Diagram for 4 Practice Passages
Teach your student to identify the plot with these four original short stories. Students are given the task of identifying the five plot elements for each story (introduction/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion/resolution), and then writing them on the plot diagram. Students need lots of practice to become proficient in this skill. These no-prep worksheets or task cards are ready to go for you. Just print and go! These passages were written for students in 4th throu
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4th - 6th
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Plot Elements Task Cards Quiz & Passages Elements of Plot Story Plot Activities
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to plot elements? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 plot elements task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response questions.Great for middle school stu
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5th - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Fun ELA Activities Middle School Summer
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect after-testing activities fun!This Reading Comprehension set includes 6 mystery picture activities.The sets have 20 short reading passages with 48 multiple-choice text-dependent questions students have to solve to discover a surprise picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices
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4th - 8th
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The OUTSIDERS Test - Whole Novel Test w/ Standards-Based Stems - Print & DIGITAL
OUTSIDERS TEST – This whole novel test will challenge your students to use those higher-level thinking skills required on standardized ELA tests. Now includes a digital version in Google Forms! Question stems include key words and phrases such as author’s tone, text evidence, point of view, author uses the literary device, quotation best reveals, character’s motivation, impacts the plot, demonstrates the meaning, etc.The test consists of 30 Multiple Choice questions and includes an Answer Key.T
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6th - 9th
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Fiction Reading Comprehension Practice Assessment STAAR Test Prep Paired Passage
Are you searching for an easy way to prep your students for their ELA end-of-year reading test? Look no further! This STAAR fiction reading comprehension Practice Test set has got you covered.✨Engaging Fiction & Paired Passages: This resource offers 6 fiction reading comprehension passages suitable for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students, making it versatile for middle school. Use the worksheets for assessments or send them digitally for homework. ⭐ New Item Types: Our carefully crafted STAAR-L
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Countdown to Reading STAAR 10 Day Boot Camp Middle School ELA Test Prep
Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Passage & Questions ELA Color By Number
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This fun and engaging Minon reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 2 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer cho
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5th - 8th
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Predicting Passages, Making Predictions Graphic Organizer (Print and Digital)
Making predictions while reading is an essential skill for comprehending text. Students do not intuitively know how to make effective predictions based on clues from the passage and their own experiences. That’s where this mini-unit comes in. Filled with predicting passages, worksheets, and graphic organizers, this unit is the perfect way to teach students how to make predictions while reading. This mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of making predictions. Through
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4th - 7th
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Reading Comprehension Mystery Pictures Fun ELA Activities Middle School
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension test prep.This fun and engaging characters reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 9 short passages and 36 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their ans
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5th - 8th
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The GIVER Test - Whole Novel Test with Standards-Based Stems - Print & DIGITAL
GIVER TEST – This whole novel test will challenge your students to use those higher-level thinking skills required on standardized ELA tests. Now includes a digital version! Question stems include key words and phrases such as author’s tone, text evidence, point of view, author uses the literary device, quotation best reveals, character’s motivation, impacts the plot, demonstrates the meaning, etc.The test consists of 30 Multiple Choice questions and includes an Answer Key.The print version inc
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6th - 9th
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Types of Character Conflict: A PowerPoint Lesson with Practice Passages
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to introduce the four types of conflict to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 40-slide PowerPoint focuses on the four main types of conflict that can be introduced in a story. The concept of conflict is presented in a systematic manner, and it includes a football player analogy to try to engage some of those learners who might find this topic a little boring and/or unimportan
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4th - 7th
Figurative Language Task Cards Quiz with Short Story Fiction Passages Practice
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to figurative language in short stories? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students can be challenging.These 20 figurative language task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and const
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5th - 9th
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Emoji Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Fun ELA Reading Activities 6th 7th
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This Emoji set includes 6 mystery picture activities.Each picture has short reading passages with multiple-choice text-dependent questions students have to solve to discover a surprise picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answ
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4th - 8th
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Literary Elements Task Cards | Plot Character Theme Point of View | PDF Digital
These 20 task cards are perfect for PSSA test prep or standardized test prep. They use fiction excerpts from popular youth books to help engage your students as they practice answering a variety of literary element questions. (Questions about plot, character traits, theme, point of view, mood, and more.)Digital with TpT's Easel. Each card contains a short excerpt, two multiple-choice questions, and one short answer question. They can be used in small groups, literacy centers, stations, partner w
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Task Cards Bundle | Reading Comprehension | PDF & Digital
HATCHET Test - Whole Novel Test with Standards-Based Stems - Print & DIGITAL
HATCHET TEST – This Hatchet whole novel test will challenge your students to use those higher-level thinking skills required on standardized ELA tests. Now includes a digital version! Question stems include key words and phrases such as narrator’s tone, point of view, author uses the literary device, passage best reveals, reader can infer, impacts the plot, demonstrates the meaning, etc.The test consists of 30 Multiple Choice questions and includes an Answer Key.The print version includes a tes
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5th - 8th
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Plot Elements: 4 Passages and Diagrams compatible with Google Slides
This digital resource contains four original short stories. Each passage is followed by a blank plot diagram. Students are given the task of identifying the five plot elements for each story (introduction/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion/resolution) and completing the plot diagram. They type complete sentences into the text boxes on the plot diagram.An answer key is included. IMPORTANT NOTE:These short stories are identical to the ones you will find in my plot ta
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4th - 6th
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Character Traits Task Cards Reading Comprehension Passages Worksheets & Activity
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to making inferences about character traits? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 character task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known fiction stories will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response questions abou
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5th - 9th
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Reading Comprehension Comprehension Passage with Multiple Choice 7th 8th Grade
Are you looking to help your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students practice and feel confident answering reading comprehension questions?This resource was created for a quick four-week review. The 40 questions were written to give your students a chance to review all the reading concepts before end of year testing. The 20 short passages include fiction, information text, poetry, and persuasive text. Concepts: Plot, Author’s Purpose, Detail, Summary, Point of View, Central Idea, Structure, Inference,
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6th - 9th
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Character Conflict Task Cards: 32 Practice Passages for 5th and 6th Grade
Character Conflict Task Cards: This resource contains 32 task cards that focus on identifying the type of character conflict present in the passage summary. Students will differentiate between four types of character conflict: person versus person, person versus nature, person versus self, and person versus society. The directions on each task card state: Name which character conflict is present in the scenario below. A short book summary is provided, followed by four answer options:✅ Person vs.
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4th - 6th
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Digital Escape Room: Fall Reading Review / Halloween,Thanksgiving Among Us Theme
This Digital Escape Room is a Fall reading review or Test Prep Game. It is perfect for the day before halloween weekend, Fall Break or Thanksgiving Break. There is not a thing you need to do except provide the link!Passages Include:Fiction: Diary of A Wimpy Kid ExcerptFiction: Pie Contest Friendship StoryNonfiction: Nickelodeon SlimeNonfiction: History of Wild Turkeys (Fowl Finale)These are full challenges and all four contain a passage, they are fiction and informational/nonfiction. Each challe
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4th - 6th
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Daily Reading Comprehension ELA Warm Ups Bell Ringers Countdown to Reading STAAR
Are your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading test prep? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 4 Weeks of daily reading practice have short, engaging texts with text-dependent reading comprehension questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Informational Text, Argumentative, and Cross-Curri
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Countdown to Reading STAAR 10 Day Boot Camp Middle School ELA Test Prep
Plot & Character Development - RL.6.3: 6th Grade Reading
This product makes teaching students to describe how a story's or drama's plot unfolds, as well as how characters respond and change, a whole lot easier, and it is designed to mimic what students will see on state tests! With 2 fill-in practice charts to review plot elements and character development, 5 passages, and 30 multiple-choice questions (with short-response questions, as well), your students will develop a greater understanding of how to analyze plot elements and character development!
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6th - 7th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Reading Literature: The Bundle!
Fiction Passage Article of the Week Reading Comprehension 4th 5th 6th Grade
Are you looking for ways to incorporate a short Fiction Passage of the Week that mimics the nonfiction Article of the Week in your classroom; a way to expose your students to fiction texts in a meaningful, purposeful way to improve both fluency and comprehension?Look no further!I have created this fiction Reading Comprehension Passage of the Week set for students in 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade. The format is set to mimic that of the nonfiction Article of the Week. Each Fiction Reading Co
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4th - 6th
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Setting of a Story Task Cards Reading Comprehension Worksheets & Activities
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to finding the setting of a story? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 setting task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known fiction stories will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response questions about the settin
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5th - 9th
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Mood and Tone Task Cards
Teaching mood and tone? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Mood and Tone Task Cards. Product addresses mood (the reader's emotional response) and tone (the author's attitude) with excerpts from classic and popular literature. Answer key included. This Common Core-aligned product is perfect for standardized test prep and super sub friendly. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 2
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