7th Grade Common Core: RL.7.3
Common Core Identifier: RL.7.3 / Grade: 7
Curriculum: Reading Literature: Key Ideas and Details
Detail: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
73 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
Test your students' understanding of the material in chapters 1 through 3 of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. This printable packet has 7 multiple choice questions and 4 short answer reading comprehension questions.
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Make sure your students are following along with the text by having them complete this packet at the end of reading the first two chapters of Hatchet. These reading comprehension questions include multiple choice and short response questions.
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After reading chapters 1 through 3 of the novel, answer these questions about the text. Short response and multiple choice questions are included.
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These reading comprehension questions focus on chapters 4, 5, and 6 of A Long Walk to Water and test students' understanding of the material they've read.
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Review this section of the book using these comprehension questions. A mix of multiple choice and short answer questions are used.
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Review key content from chapters nine through eleven of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen with this question packet. Reading comprehension questions include multiple choice and short answer.
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This set of questions includes 6 multiple choice questions and 4 short responses for students to complete.
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Students are prompted to write about the specific challenges Brian faces in regard to the setting he is in and how he responds to these challenges.
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Test your students recall and understanding of the events from chapters 11 through 14 of A Long Walk to Water.
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Make sure students understand key events and details from chapters 15 through 17 of Hatchet with this review packet. Questions include multiple choice and short answer, as well as a chart for students to fill in.
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Have your students answer the questions in this packet to demonstrate their comprehension of the events that happened in chapters 15 through 18 of A Long Walk to Water. Both multiple choice and short answer questions are included.
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This writing prompt for chapters 3 through 5 of Hatchet asks students to reflect on Brian's actions in regard to how they show responsibility and maturity, as well as what they reveal about his decision-making skills. Students will need to use specific examples and evidence from the text in their responses.
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Use this worksheet to review this section of the book and the events that occurred in it. Students will answer short answer and multiple choice questions, and even complete a chart.
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This extended response writing prompt asks students to reflect on Salva's experience and the challenges he faces in terms of his resilience and determination to survive.
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Students can use this full page of lines, along with the blank back side of the page or an extra sheet of loose-leaf paper if needed, to reflect on Salva's internal versus external experience in chapters 1 through 3.
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Students will flex their imagination with this writing prompt. They are challenged to think of three items they would bring with them if they were in Brian's situation. In their responses, they will have provide clear reasoning for each item.
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In this section of the book, Brian finally succeeds in making a fire. Students will reflect on this achievement, including how Brian himself describes it, with this writing prompt.
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Answer these reading comprehension questions about chapters 7 through 9 of Esperanza Rising. Multiple choice questions confirm understanding of key content, while short answer questions encourage thoughtful response.
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With this writing prompt, students will write about Salva's experience walking across the Akobo Desert. They will cite specific obstacles he faced and analyze how he responded to these challenges.
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This writing prompt asks students to compare and contrast how Nya and Salva approach survival, as well as the challenges they face and their attitudes toward survival.
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With this writing prompt, students will write about how they view Esperanza in the first three chapters of the book and how they predict her character will change throughout the rest of the book.
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With this writing prompt, students will write about Brian's reaction to hearing the plane in chapter 12. Responses should include evidence from the text and 2 to 3 paragraphs.
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With this writing prompt, students will explore how Brian's confidence and survival skills have changed throughout the novel.
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Students will respond to this prompt with evidence from the text explaining how Salva has evolved so far throughout the text, specifically in regard to how he reacted to seeing the nine people collapsed on the sand.
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Write about the specific ways Brian shows resilience in chapters 12 through 14 of the novel.
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This writing prompt asks students to imagine they were a part of Salva's group on the journey. They are directed to describe what kind of role they would take on in the group and reflect on how their skills and strengths could help the group survive and succeed.
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This writing prompt encourages students to think critically about how Nya's life has changed throughout the book and how these changes may impact her future and the other people in her village.
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This writing prompt encourages students to reflect on how Salva's character has changed throughout the book, specifically in regard to his conclusion that his family has most likely died.
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Students will write about how the first-person point of view used in Hatchet helps readers understand Brian's feelings, decisions, and growth.
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With this writing prompt, students will explore how Salva's leadership skills and style have changed throughout the novel, along with the experiences and people who may have influenced these changes.
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Write about how roses are used as symbols in the first three chapters of Esperanza Rising. Use examples and evidence from the text.
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This reading comprehension packet for chapters 10 through 12 of Esperanza Rising includes a mix of short answer and multiple choice questions about the content of this section of the book.
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With this writing prompt, students will identify a theme from the novel and explain how it is shown throughout the story using direct quotes and details from the text.
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For this writing prompt, students will pretend they are Esperanza or another child at the camp. They will write a letter to a friend or family member who is not with them, telling about life in the camp and the challenges they are facing.
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With this writing prompt, students will choose two challenges Esperanza faces during this section of the text. They'll describe the challenges and write about how Esperanza responds to them using evidence from the text.
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This extended-response question asks students to think about why Brian seemed to reject the idea of using the rifle he found in the survival pack. They'll use evidence from the text to explain what this choice tells us about his view of his survival journey.
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Answer a variety of short answer and multiple choice questions to support a meaningful understanding of the content from chapters 1 and 2.
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This packet helps students gain a deeper understanding of what they read in this section of the book. A mix of multiple choice and short answer questions help them recall important details and think critically about the content of the chapters.
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These reading comprehension questions cover chapters 3 and 4 of The Outsiders and include short response and multiple choice questions involving theme, context clues, symbolism, and more.
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Use this graphic organizer to track the sequential progression of gifts left for Jem and Scout in the knot-hole. You may wish to give this to students at the beginning of chapter 4 so they can track as they read, or at the end of chapter 8 as a review activity.
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Read the quotes from chapters 3 and 4 and identify which character said them.
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Review the events, themes, and other key details from chapters 7 and 8 of the novel. Delve deeper into your understanding of these things with this printable packet of reading comprehension questions.
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Review key events and details from chapters 18 through 20 of To Kill a Mockingbird with this worksheet.
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With this writing prompt, students will think about how Esperanza helps Marta hide in chapter 12. They will explain how and why she helped Marta and how her actions show character growth.
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These short answer and multiple choice questions will help students develop a deeper comprehension of the text from chapters nine through eleven of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Review key events and details from chapters 15 through 17 of the novel with this printable packet. Students will respond to quotes, complete a chart, answer multiple choice questions, and more.
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Assign this packet to help students digest and understand chapters twelve through fourteen of To Kill a Mockingbird. Short answer questions, multiple choice questions, and a chart are all included.
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Use this printout to test your students' understanding of the full text of To Kill a Mockingbird. Multiple choice and short answer questions are included, as is a graphic organizer chart for students to fill in.
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Once students have finished reading chapter 3, they can complete this graphic organizer on Johnny and Ponyboy's home lives and family relationships.
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This extended response question prompts students to write about how Darry is different from the rest of the boys in the gang. Students will use textual evidence and consider why Darry's differences might be important to the novel's narrative.
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With this vocabulary packet, your students will review words from the entirety of To Kill a Mockingbird. If you have used our vocabulary worksheets for each section of the book, students should be familiar with all of the words included in this packet.
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Use this graphic organizer to help your students succeed in writing an essay on how either Scout or Jem has evolved throughout the novel. Use this outline with the essay worksheet above.
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For this argumentative essay, students will write about how either Jem or Scout changes throughout the novel due to being exposed to certain harsh realities of the world.
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Fill in the table using multiple quotes from the first two chapters to describe each character. Then answer the short-response question.
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In this extended response activity, students will describe the violent interaction in the park between the greasers and Socs. They will also explain how it differs from student disagreements today, how it is similar, and delve into the details of confrontation among groups.
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Use this worksheet to help your students plan their essay responses to the argumentative essay prompt above.
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This printout prompts students to write about the interaction that takes place between Bob, Randy, Cherry, and Marcia in chapter 3, focusing on its reflection of societal expectation of gender roles during the time period.
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In chapter 4, Ponyboy and Johnny decide to run away rather than seek help from authorities or family members. With this extended response worksheet, students will consider how their socioeconomic status and family experiences likely shaped this choice.
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This essay prompt asks students to consider Atticus's actions and decisions throughout the novel and what they reveal about his personal values. Responses should outline a theme about morality and integrity that Lee shows through her characterizations of Atticus.
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Write a well-developed, multi-paragraph response to this writing prompt explaining how some of Johnny's actions at the drive-in are unexpected based on what you know about him and what this tells us about his character.
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Use your understanding of the novel so far to help answer the questions in this packet. Questions include multiple choice and short answer.
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This argumentative essay writing prompt has students reflect on how Scout's understanding of Boo changes throughout the novel.
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Think about what is revealed about gender roles through the events of chapter 2. Use direct quotes as evidence to explain how female characters are viewed, spoken about, and treated by male characters in this part of the novel.
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Use this graphic organizer with the worksheet above to help students plan out their essays on Atticus's actions and their relation to his personal values.
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This writing prompt asks students to reflect on the significance of the argument between Darry and Ponyboy, describe the argument, and tell what it reveals about the characters.
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This writing prompt asks students to write an extended response about the characterization of the book's narrator and his brothers. Explore relationships between Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry, and explain what they suggest about the family.
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In chapter 13, Esperanza becomes upset with how they are being treated in California and asks Miguel, "Is this the better life that you left Mexico for?" She goes on to say, "Nothing is right here!" Explain why she feels this way and how Miguel feels.
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This writing prompt encourages students to write a journal entry from Esperanza's perspective about her birthday celebration, using details from chapter 14 and earlier in the book on how this celebration was different from her last birthday.
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Use quotes from chapters 1 through 6 of The Outsiders to identify and explain instances of different conflict types.
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Review important aspects of chapters 5 and 6 of The Outsiders with this question packet. Questions include both short answer and multiple choice responses.
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Use evidence from the text to write about Dally's actions in regard to taking risks to visit and help Ponyboy and Johnny in chapters 5 and 6.
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In chapter 5, Ponyboy recites Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay." With this prompt, students will write about its overall meaning and connection to the themes of the novel so far.
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Focusing on the hospital scene at the end of chapter 6, analyze how Ponyboy and Darry's relationship evolves over the course of the story. Explain what finally makes Ponyboy realize Darry loves him and what his words at the end of the chapter mean.
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