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The novel, Refugee, by Alan Gratz follows three separate characters through important times in history (WWII, Cuba, Syrian War). The characters all have their own stories, but their lives connect in the end. This packet contains 130 comprehension questions that span the entire novel. The questions are separated into chronological order by chapter. The questions range from "within the text" to "beyond the text" to "about the text." There are many stopping points where the student will have to pa

Middle Grade novel, Toys: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions, by Don Wulffson (2014), is great informational text in a story format. This packet contains 4 sections of short-answer response questions based on summary, timeline, problem & solution, text features, and much more. There are three open-ended questions at the end which I used for a cumulative assessment.