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Holes by Louis Sachar

This page contains printables that can be used for a literature study unit on the book Holes, by Louis Sachar. Download and print reading comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, bookmarks, and puzzles to use with the book.

Holes Worksheets

Chapters 1-6

This worksheet has questions about Stanley's first experiences at Camp Green Lake.
4th through 7th Grades
aQuestions for Chapters 1-6
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For this multiple choice vocabulary activity, students will choose the correct definitions for the words convicted, barren, desolate, and hastily.
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aVocab for Chapters 1-6
For the first six chapters of this book there are 5 vocabulary word cards and 5 matching definition cards to print and practice with.
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aVocabulary Cards for Chapters 1-6

Chapters 7-13

For these chapters students will answer questions about what Stanley discovers while he is digging his hole.
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aQuestions for Chapters 7-13
In this vocabulary matching activity students will find the correct definitions for words such as excavated, enviously, preposterous, and aimlessly.
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aVocab for Chapters 7-13
Chapters 7-13 have 10 vocabulary words to review, including: preposterous, excavated, compacted, accomplish, scowled, and more.
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aVocabulary Cards for Chapters 7-13

Chapters 14-20

After reading Chapters 14-20 students will respond by answering comprehension questions about the Warden and her true motives behind the holes.
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aQuestions for Chapters 14-20
In this vocabulary worksheet students will use words from Chapters 14-20 to fill the missing letters.
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aVocab for Chapters 14-20
This printable card set has 10 cards to be used for vocabulary practice with 5 word cards and 5 definition cards.
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aVocab. Cards for Chapters 14-20
This picture shows Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds in the bottom of Stanley's hole. Students will write a few sentences to explain what happened in that scene.
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aChapter 19: Summarize the Picture

Chapters 21-28

This worksheet has both short answer and multiple choice questions for chapters 21-28.
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aQuestions for Chapters 21-28
In this vocabulary worksheet students will look up the definition for the selected words. Words include astonishment, spewed, quivering, drawl, and deposited.
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aVocab for Chapters 21-28
The vocabulary words for chapters 21-28 are: spewed, astonishment, deposited, quivering, and drawl. Print and cut out the vocabulary cards to practice.
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aVocab. Cards for Chapters 21-28

Chapters 29-35

Questions from these chapters address Zero running away from camp and Stanley's attempt to save him.
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aQuestions for Chapters 29-35
Students will choose the best answer for the underlined vocabulary word. Words include refuge, delirious, feeble, and horizon.
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aVocab for Chapters 29-35
Your students will read and review the vocabulary words from chapters 29-35 with these printable cards.
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aVocab. Cards for Chapters 29-35

Chapters 36-42

In this worksheet students are asked a series of comprehension questions about Stanley and Zero's journey in the desert. The truth about Stanley's incarceration is also revealed.
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aQuestions for Chapters 36-42
Use the clues and fill in the missing letters to complete each vocabulary word from the story. Words include increments, contritely, precipice, and indentation.
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aVocab for Chapters 36-42
The vocabulary words for chapters 36-42 include: contritely, increments, altitude, perhaps, and indentation. These cards can be reused again if you laminate them.
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aVocab. Cards for Chapters 36-42

Chapters 43-50

This worksheet has both short answer and multiple choice questions that require students to think about the final chapters of the book.
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aQuestions for Chapters 43-50
Students will match each vocabulary word from the story to the correct definition. Words include summoned, precarious, strenuous, and legitimate.
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aVocab for Chapters 43-50
This printable file has 20 cards to use for vocabulary practice for chapters 43-50 of the book, Holes.
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aVocab. Cards for Chapters 43-50

Whole Book

Students will recall events from the story to answer a series of multiple choice, short answer, and matching questions.
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aWhole Book Questions
Tell which character is speaking for each quotation from the book.
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aWho Said It?
Can you find the words from the story hidden in the puzzle? Words include Stanley, treasure, desert, lizard, and sneakers.
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aWord Search
In this activity students will identify cause and effect by matching the cause to the correct effect.
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aCause and Effect
This sheet contains four bookmarks illustrated with a character from the story.
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aBookmarks

Literature Circles

This printable can be used as a cover page for your students' literature circle packets.
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aLit. Circles: Cover Page
The illustrator is in charge of drawing a scene from the designated chapters. The other members of the reading group will look at the picture and describe what is happening.
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aLit. Circles: Illustrator
The question leader writes open-ended questions to discuss with the reading group.
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aLit. Circles: Question Leader
The real life connector tells how certain parts of the story are similar to events that have happened in their life.
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aLit. Circles: Real Life Connector
The summarizer writes a short summary of their assigned chapters.
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aLit. Circles: Summarizer
The word wizard finds challenging words from the text and defines them.
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aLit. Circles: Word Wizard
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