This handout includes a 53-question short-answer test on Haroun and the Sea of Stories. Most questions may be answered in 1-3 words. Because the questions are listed in the same order as they appear in the book, it’s a great assessment to determine if students actually read the book instead of reading plot summaries. The download includes the test, answer sheet, and answer key.
really thought the quiz covered all of the important highlites of the book. well done.
July 8, 2009
This was the first time I taught Haroun, so this test was very helpful for me. I added some short essay questions and quotation responses to see how my kids could shape some more creative responses to the text, but the straightforward short answer type questions were a wonderful start for me since I didn't have any material for a test. It was difficult enough to test their reading comprehension but not "tricky" in a way that was unfair.
March 24, 2009
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I worked in schools either as a middle school teacher, high school teacher, or administrator for over thirty years. Most of my experience has been in high school English classrooms. I have taught everything from ninth-grade literature to students with major reading problems all the way to AP English Language and Composition teacher. Although I love teaching, I retired at the end of the 2009-2010 school year when over 500 teachers in my district lost their jobs because of the bad economy. I'm praying that the economy will improve and I will be able to find another teaching job in high school or college in the future.
