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Free middle school ELA test prep resources for Easel Activities
RACE Strategy Writing Worksheet Activity Grades 4-6 FREE | with Easel Activity
The RACE strategy for writing is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. This free download contains a short passage and short-response question to practice using the RACE Strategy.This Download Contains: PRINT1 passage with short response question to practice using the RACE StrategySuggested answer and grading guideDIGITALReady to use Easel ActivityLi
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4th - 6th
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FREE Informational Text Structure Worksheet Activity One Pager Nonfiction
Need free nonfiction text structure worksheets? This no-prep, printable activity is a great way to review informational text structure, including: compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution, description, chronological order, and sequence.This activity can be used as a review station, test prep, homework, or substitute lesson plan.Answer key is included. No prep—just print and use! Included: 6 short non-fiction passagesDigital self-grading Easel Activity→ Prefer a digital version for Go
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4th - 7th
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Context Clues Mystery Picture | Reading Comprehension | Print & Digital | FREE
Help your students practice context clues in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This exciting reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 4 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the context clues questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices. Thi
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Reading, Revising & Editing Fun ELA Activities Middle School After Testing
Sentence Writing Task Cards - Practice building sentences - Print and Digital
FLASH FREEBIE!!! Your students will love these 32 open-ended sentence writing challenge task cards so much that they will not even realize that they are reviewing important grammar and vocabulary skills! What’s included?32 Task Cards- Color32 Task Cards- BlacklineGoogle Slides ActivityEasel ActivityStudent Response SheetsChallenge CardsSample Answer Keys Each card features a different challenge. Your students will likely find some of the cards to be on the easier side while others may be more d
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Sentences Task Card Bundle | Print and Digital | Google Apps and TpT's Easel
RACE Strategy Writing Activity Worksheets FREE with Easel Activity
The RACE writing strategy helps students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. Like this product? Check out the full version here! Writing with the RACE StrategyR: Re-state the questionA: Answer all parts of the questionC: Cite the text to provide evidenceE: Explain your citationWhy use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that helps students write open-ended constructed
Grades:
6th - 8th
Reading Comprehension Passage | SBAC Questions CAASPP | Print & Digital
Preparing students for standardized testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared practice tests that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before the big day.Help your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students prepare for their Common Core Assessment or Smarter Balanced Assessment with these amazing resources!Great for elementary students. Or maybe your students need the middle school set.They align with the SBAC Reading test to help your studen
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2nd - 6th
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FREE STAAR Daily Reading Comprehension Passages Review Warm Up Bell Ringer Quiz
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.This 1 Week Review of daily reading practice has 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, Informational Text, Argumentative, and Cross-Curricul
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6th - 9th
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Science of Reading Comprehension Skills: Color-Coding Text Evidence Grades 3-6
Boost reading comprehension and critical thinking skills for students grade 3-6 with this motivating color-coding text evidence resource. The reading passages with questions guide students to highlight and justify text evidence, fostering deep engagement and understanding. Ideal for classroom, remote learning, and homeschool applications, this package includes both printable PDF, Google Slides, and Easel activities.RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTSVersatile Formats: Includes PDF for print, Google Slidesâ„¢ and
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3rd - 6th
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Author's Purpose PIE'ED Test Prep Passages with Print and Digital with TpT Easel
I created this FREE set of Author's Purpose test prep passages for teachers who want to teach their students the more advanced version of Author's Purpose: PIE'ED! It includes five passages about penguins. After reading the passages, students choose the author's purpose for writing each passage from a multiple-choice list of options. Teachers print these pages to complete with their entire class, or they can assign them to students to complete independently. persuade inform entertain explain de
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Author's Purpose Bundle of Activities: Worksheets, Task Cards, Game, Craft
FREE RACE Strategy Writing Worksheet - Reading Comprehension, Test Prep - EASEL
★★★★★ This is an in-depth practice resource to help your upper elementary and middle school students master the RACE writing strategy for open-ended constructed responses!► For the DIGITAL version of this resource set, click HERE!This resource includes 1 non-fiction, animal-themed reading passage and 1 open-ended question. The worksheet includes the reading passage, a space to write the answer, and checkboxes for each step of the R.A.C.E. strategy.Just print and go!► This is a sample of a larger
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4th - 6th
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Figurative Language Worksheets - Printable & Digital
Quickly and easily check students' understanding of figurative language with these free, no-prep figurative language worksheets! Review the types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and symbolism), assess or pre-assess a figurative language unit, or just assign a page as homework. The activities include both matching and multiple-choice questions.This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Pu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Figurative Language Practice Bundle for Middle School - Print & Digital
Paired Passages with writing prompt RACE Strategy: FREE Student Guide
Need free paired passages with a writing prompt? Paired texts can be difficult. Give your students this FREE guide to support them as they learn to read and respond to paired texts. Paired texts are becoming more and more common on standardized tests. This Download Contains: PRINT2 passages with a questionan exemplar response to a short response questionguide to the RACE Strategy for paired passagesDIGITALready to use Easel activityLike this resource? Check out the full versions!Paired Passages
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4th - 8th
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Adjectives and Adverbs Worksheets and Activity in Print and Digital
This activity allows your students to practice differentiating between adjectives and adverbs in sentences. Choose between the print version and the TpT Digital Easel version. PRINT CRAFTIVITY VERSION- Students are given two worksheets filled with apples. Each apple contains a complete sentence with an underlined word. If the underlined word is an adjective, they color the apple red. If the underlined word is an adverb, they color the apple green. When they have completed the worksheets, student
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3rd - 6th
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Text Evidence: Three Activities
Teaching students to find text evidence to support their answers is an important reading strategy and test taking strategy. This packet contains a FREE text evidence lesson! All of the materials are included so that you can easily replicate the lesson.It contains three activities:1. An Anchor Chart- Use this to help students differentiate between "right-there" questions and "infer-using-text-clues" questions!2. Sentence Starter Bookmarks- The "right-there" bookmark contains five sentence start
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Text Evidence: A Bundle of Practice Passages, Lessons, and Activities
FREE Reading Comprehension Task Cards with Passages & Multiple Choice Questions
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to reading comprehension test prep questions?These 10 test prep task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions modeled after common core standardized test questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.Great for SBAC & CAASPP test prep!The use of short well-known fiction stories and modern informational text articles will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-ch
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice & SCR 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Nonfiction Text Features Matching Worksheet - PDF & Digital
Go beyond reciting definitions with a free text features matching activity! This straightforward assessment asks students to match words like caption, footnote, and diagram to screenshot examples from real passages. If your students have memorized the definition of a footnote but need practice identifying actual footnotes, this activity will quickly pinpoint their areas of weakness as well as providing a specific, visual example for teaching (or reteaching) each kind of text feature!This resourc
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6th - 8th
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Alliteration Worksheet in Print and Digital with TpT Easel
This is a free worksheet for students who are learning about alliteration. The worksheet contains two parts. In Part 1, students will identify alliterative phrases in sentences. In Part 2, students will write sentences that contain alliteration.********This resource is available in two formats:1. Traditional Printable- Print the PDF and distribute paper copies to your students to complete.2. TPT EASEL ACTIVITY- This paperless version contains the same content over the course of four slides. Sl
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Fiction Paired Passages Florida B.E.S.T. Standards Print & Google Forms
Are you looking to help your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students practice and feel confident answering reading comprehension questions?These Fiction Paired Passages on well-known stories will help your students master standardized test questions. Question Types: multiple-choice, multi-select, A/B questions (evidence-based selected response), and Table MatchThese align with Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards and common standardized testing questions students might see on the F.A.S.T. test. The questions w
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Text Structures Task Cards | PDF & Digital
These 5 text structures task cards are perfect for PSSA test prep or standardized test prep. They use Fiction excerpts from popular youth novels to help engage your students as they practice answering text structures questions. 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 work, intervention groups, and much more. You could also use one card at a tim
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â ELA Task Cards Bundle | Reading Comprehension | PDF & Digital
ELA Paired Passage Practice Test | Print & Digital | PSSA Test Prep
Help your students prepare for Pennsylvania's PSSA Test by taking this paired passage practice test. This practice test was created and modeled after the 6th through 8th grade PSSA Released Practice Tests. The 11 questions were written to give your students examples of all the types of questions they will see on the PSSA. The Giver Passages will help engage and capture your students’ interest while also working on their test-taking skills.Question Types: multiple-choice, evidence-based selected-
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Reading Comprehension Bundle | PSSA ELA Test Prep | Print & Digital
STAAR Daily Reading Comprehension | 1 Week Review | Warm Up | FREE
Are your 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.This 1 Week of daily reading practice has 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, topics, and styles of questions will help you better prepare your students by covering more all in 1
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Daily Reading Comprehension Warm Ups ELA Bell Ringer 3rd 4th 5th Grade STAAR
FREE Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions Task Cards
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to reading comprehension? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 10 reading skills 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 and modern Non-Fiction articles will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed respo
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5th - 9th
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Reading Comprehension Task Cards | Test Prep | Print & Digital | Common Core
These 8 task cards that cover making inferences, main idea, theme, and summarizing a text are perfect for Ohio's AIR test prep or common core standardized test prep. They use excerpts from popular youth novels to help engage your students as they practice their reading comprehension skills. The cards contain a short excerpt and use multiple-choice, evidence-based selected response (A/B questions), multiselect, and short response questions. They can be used in small groups, literacy centers, stat
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Reading Task Card Bundle | Ohio AIR Test | PDF & DIGITAL
Reading Comprehension Task Cards | Differentiated | PDF & Digital | FREE
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to reading comprehension? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm your 4th and 5th grade students can be challenging.These 8 task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your 4th grade and 5th grade students the practice they need.The use of short well-known fiction stories and modern informational text articles will help engage your students as they practice answering
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4th - 6th
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