Middle school Halloween ELA test prep resources for Easel Assessments

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

This resource contains 20 reading comprehension passages (10 nonfiction passages, 9 fiction passages, and 1 poem). Beneath each passage, there are six multiple-choice comprehension questions. These reading passages can be used in so many ways! Some options include using them as a test prep activity, as morning work or homework, or as part of a small group lesson.The comprehension questions vary with each passage, which allows your students the opportunity to review several reading skills at once

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.1

...

Also included in: Reading Passages Bundle with Comprehension Questions

Sentence Structure Simple Compound and Complex Sentences Task Cards TWO SETS!

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Practice sentence structure using these 64 task cards designed to help with student writing and sentence building!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:64 Task Cards (Two Sets) (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysClassroom PostersDIGITAL:2 Google Slides VersionsEasel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Cards to extend the lessonSelf-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th,

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

L.4.2c

, L.5.1a

, L.5.3a

, L.7.1a

Also included in: Sentences Task Card Bundle | Print and Digital | Google Apps and TpT's Easel

Figurative Language Task Cards Multiple Choice Figurative Language Anchor Charts

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ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

This is a set of 32 multiple choice figurative language task cards (and google slides/Easel activities). Each card features a different figure of speech within the context of a paragraph. Seven types of figurative language are featured on these cards: similemetaphoridiomhyperbolepersonificationonomatopoeiaalliteration~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What's Included?Teacher Instructions32 Task Cards with Underlining (easier)32 Task Cards without Underlining (advanced)Black L

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Assessment, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.4.5

, L.4.5a

, L.4.5b

, L.5.5

, L.5.5a

...

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions + RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets

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Read Relevant

These 10 high-interest passages are paired with reading comprehension questions and short response questions for students to practice multiple comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages range between reading levels of 6-8th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a wide range of reading levels. Comprehension ski

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.6.4

, RI.7.1

, RI.7.4

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages and Multiple Choice Questions RACE Bundle 6-8

Author's Purpose Task Cards PIE'ED: Analyze 24 Passages 4th, 5th, 6th Grade

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

This resource contains 24 task cards that focus on identifying the author's purpose for writing a passage. This important reading skill often appears on standardized tests, and these author's purpose task cards are designed to help you prepare your students for these questions.Each task card contains a short passage, followed by this question: "The author's primary purpose for writing this passage most likely is..."Four multiple-choice options follow the question stem.I prefer teaching the five

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.R.6

Also included in: Author's Purpose Bundle of Activities: Worksheets, Task Cards, Game, Craft

Main Idea & Supporting Details Task Cards: 10 Passages & 30 Questions 4th 5th

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

This set of 30 task cards is designed to provide students an opportunity to practice main idea (central idea) test questions. Identifying the main idea and key supporting details is a challenging task for many students, and lots of practice is critical for students to reach proficiency in this important reading skill. However, finding texts that are short and manageable can be difficult. This set of task cards contains ten engaging nonfiction passages that will help your students gain confidence

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.3.2

, RI.4.2

, RI.5.2

Also included in: Main Idea and Supporting Details Bundle with Graphic Organizer: 4th 5th 6th

Capitalization and Punctuation Worksheets | Commas Quotations Possessive Nouns

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Digital Resources

Get your hands on this no-prep capitalization and punctuation worksheet pack. Teachers can use these tests to evaluate their students grammar knowledge.Capitalization and punctuation practice worksheet questions are written specifically for Grades 5-6.Focus Areas:Using Commas, Using Quotations, Using Possessive Nouns, Using Dates, Opening and Closing EmailsCapitalization and Punctuation Review:The product includes 6 tests, and each test contains 25 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choi

Subjects:

Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

L.5.2

, L.5.2a

, L.5.2b

, L.5.2c

, L.5.2d

...

Also included in: ELA Worksheets Bundle | Nouns Verbs Adjectives Tenses Context Clues Synonyms

Quotation Marks and Dialogue Task Cards | Print & Google & Easel!

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Quotation mark rules for dialogue can be tricky for students! Help them to practice their punctuation and proofreading skills with these 32 versatile task cards!These cards are meant to be used as practice after students have been taught quotation rules. While many of these cards offer practice with some of the most common quotation situations, others are more challenging. Cards that include song and poem titles, quotes within quotes, and interrogative sentences are all included. (Note: The quot

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

L.4.2b

, L.4.2c

Also included in: Punctuation Task Card BUNDLE - Apostrophes, Commas, Capitalization, & more!

Context Clues Task Cards and Anchor Chart - with Easel & Google & Audio 5th-6th

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ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

32 Context Clue Task Cards with differentiation options! You can use these in class or with a device, and with optional audio support, your students will love learning. FLEXIBLE USEPrintable Multiple ChoicePrintable Short AnswerGoogle Slides (multiple choice) with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Self-Checking Assessment with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Activity (short answer)EXTRASContext Clues Anchor Chart (1-page or 4-page format)Recording Sheets - 2 options: multiple choice or short answerAnswer KeysChallenge Card

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Point of View Task Cards: 24 Practice Reading Passages for 4th, 5th, 6th Grade

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

Point of View Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the point of view used by the author. Students will differentiate between four common points of view: first person, second person, third person limited, and third person omniscient. Each task card consists of an engaging fiction passage and four multiple-choice options.✅ First Person✅ Second Person✅ Third Person Limited✅ Third Person Omniscient

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.6

, RL.6.6

Also included in: Point of View Bundle of Activities: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Limited, and 3rd Omniscient

Author's Tone Task Cards in Print and Digital: 24 Practice Passages

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

Author's Tone Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the author's tone. Each task card consists of an engaging passage and four multiple-choice options. The answer choices consist of words often associated with mood and tone, giving your students an authentic opportunity to interact with these terms and expand their vocabulary. Students will complete the following steps as they

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4

, CCRA.L.3

Also included in: Mood and Tone Bundle of Activities: Worksheets, Task Cards, Short Stories

Transition Words Task Cards - Linking Words and Phrases with Transitions - Set 2

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ELA Test Prep, Vocabulary, Writing

Practice using transition words with your older students using these transitions task cards! These cards feature multiple-choice options that prompt students to choose the best transition word!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade!CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions: 4th Grade and 5th Grade (Set 2)

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

This resource contains 20 reading comprehension passages (9 nonfiction passages, 8 fiction passages, 2 poems, and 1 script). Beneath each passage, there are six multiple-choice comprehension questions. These reading passages can be used in so many ways! Some options include using them as a test prep activity, as morning work or homework, or as part of a small group lesson.The comprehension questions vary with each passage, which allows your students the opportunity to review several reading skil

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.1

...

Also included in: Reading Passages Bundle with Comprehension Questions

Comma Task Cards - Multiple Choice - Print or Digital with Easel and Google Apps

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Use these 32 task cards to help reinforce comma use rules and to practice proofreading. These cards are meant to be used as practice after students have been taught comma rules. Please note that in order to help students avoid over punctuating, few of the correct answer have no commas.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to ex

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Punctuation Task Card BUNDLE - Apostrophes, Commas, Capitalization, & more!

Prepositional Phrases Task Cards | Print & Digital - Sentences

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Your students will love these 32 Prepositional Phrases Task Cards! This is a set of task cards for helping students understand prepositional phrases! Each sentence has three options for students to decipher the prepositional phrase from. Students will love the fun pictures and bright colors as well as the fun sentences! This set also comes with two easy to use digital versions! What’s included?32 Task Cards- Color32 Task Cards- BlacklineGoogle Slides ActivityEasel Assessment2 Reference Posters-

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Also included in: Sentences Task Card Bundle | Print and Digital | Google Apps and TpT's Easel

4 Types of Sentences Grammar Worksheets and Easel Activity

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HappyEdugator

Types of Sentences Practice Worksheets. 3 worksheets on the four types of sentences - Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory. Two worksheets to identify the type of sentence and one for application. Students convert one sentence type to another by rewriting and learn some fun facts about South America as well. Includes a reference handout for student notebooks. Good for test prep, substitute, homework, homeschool, and independent study. Print and Digital Resource: Includes an Eas

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

L.5.1

, L.6.1

, L.7.1

, L.8.1

Mood Task Cards: Practice Inferring the Mood with 24 Short Stories

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

Mood Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the mood of the passage. Each task card consists of an engaging passage and four multiple-choice options. The answer choices consist of words often associated with mood and tone, giving your students an authentic opportunity to interact with these terms and expand their vocabulary.Students will complete the following steps as they work

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading

CCSS:

RL.6.4

, CCRA.R.4

Also included in: Mood and Tone Bundle of Activities: Worksheets, Task Cards, Short Stories

Nonfiction Text Features Worksheets - Printable & Digital

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English Teacher Things

Looking for an easy, no-prep way to review or assess nonfiction text features? These text features worksheets and reading passages make it easy to teach identifying text features and analyzing their purpose. Three interesting nonfiction passages about mountains, pyramids, and the Great Wall of China will hold students' attention as they review the purpose of each text feature.(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!)This resource includes the following digital version

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital

Context Clues Worksheet for Halloween with Print and Digital Options

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Halloween

Your students will read six stories related to Halloween. To answer the seventeen multiple-choice questions, they will need to use context clues to decipher the meaning of a word. Words include: specter, domicile, predilection, penchant, loathe, intrepid, eschew, foiled, abashed, copious, tepid, abashed, culled, obstreperous, and emanating.I created this because I have found that not only my ELL's, but the vast majority of students at my school struggle with this type of question on multiple-cho

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.3.4

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.4

Adverb Antics: The Active Adverb Activity that beats worksheets! (adverb game)

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MisterBreon

**MY BEST SELLER** Over 1,000 teachers have purchased Adverb Antics!Liven up your next adverb lesson with this active activity! Give your students a high-interest grammar activity that will drive home the 'adverb' concept ... and it's much more fun (for them and you) than a worksheet!*** MONEY BACK GUARANTEE*** : TeachersPayTeachers doesn't offer refunds, but I do! If you're not happy with this resource, I will make the changes you request, or refund your money personally through PayPal. You ca

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Making Inferences Worksheets for Middle School - PDF & Digital

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English Teacher Things

Making inferences in middle school can be such a challenging skill to teach and practice! These short, student-friendly inference reading passages offer a mix of narrative and informational text examples for your middle school students to hone their skill with questions guiding them to use details in the text to make inferences and find text evidence. (They'll also practice the related skills of prediction and characterization!)(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.7.1

, RL.8.1

, RI.6.1

, RI.7.1

...

Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital

Verbs Worksheets | Action Helping Linking | 5th-6th Grade

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Digital Resources

These verbs worksheets are a terrific way to liven up your grammar review class. Use original questions written for 5th and 6th Grade.Review several areas of verbs with these worksheets.Focus Areas:Action Verbs, Helping Verbs, Linking Verbs, Additional Verb Practice.Verbs Review:The product includes 4 tests, and each test contains 25 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choices. There are a handful of pictures on each test. There is also a review sheet covering most of the topics featured

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

L.5.1

, L.5.1b

, L.5.1c

, L.5.1d

, L.6.1

...

Also included in: ELA Worksheets Bundle | Nouns Verbs Adjectives Tenses Context Clues Synonyms

ELA Test Prep Task Cards for Reading - Vocabulary Test Taking Skills 3rd 4th 5th

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