Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning duties with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering the entirety of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Each assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to promote active engagement with the text. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) A breakdown of content follows.
Act 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Theseus' recent achievement
Theseus' engagement
Philostrate's role
The cause of Egeus' anger
Hermia's love interest
Why Egeus disapproves of Hermia's love interest
Egeus' request of Theseus
Lysander's criticism of Demetrius
Helena's love interest
Helena's feelings toward Hermia
The secret Hermia shares with Helena
Whether Helena intends to keep Hermia's secret safe
The identity of an amateur playwright
The title of a play to be presented
The character cast to be the play's lead
Act 2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Puck's reputation
The reason for Oberon and Titania's fight
The effects of Oberon and Titania's fight
Puck's assigned task
Oberon's motivations
The interaction between Demetrius and Helena
Oberon's reaction to Helena
The interaction between Lysander and Hermia
How Puck is able to identify Lysander
The identity of the first person Lysander sees upon waking
Lysander's motivations
The nature of Hermia's dream
Act 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Snout's role in the play
Bottom's concerns about the play
Bottom's suggested resolution
Quince's concerns about the play
Puck's trick on Bottom
How Bottom tries to prove he is fearless
The collective role of Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed
Titania's reaction to Bottom
The brewing conflict between Lysander and Demetrius
Hermia's criticism of Helena
Oberon's criticism of Puck
How Puck plans to resolve the feud between Lysander and Demetrius
What Puck's song suggests about his mindset
Act 4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Titania's acquiescence to Oberon
Oberon's intentions
Theseus and Hippolyta's reason for being in the woods
The significance of the day
How Theseus changes his mind
Why Bottom starts feeling more hopeful about the play
How Bottom's pals feel about his absence
How news of the weddings affect Bottom's pals
Bottom's comments upon returning
Act 5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Hippolyta's reaction to the stories from Demetrius, Lysander, Helena, and Hermia
Theseus' assessment of lovers
Entertainment options declined by Theseus
Why Theseus is confident he will enjoy the play
Hippolyta's reaction to the play
Snout's role in the play
Bottom's behavior in lieu of delivering an epilogue
The nature of Oberon's song
The identity of the character who delivers the epilogue
How the audience is encouraged to perceive the play
Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning duties with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering the entirety of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Each assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to promote active engagement with the text. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) A breakdown of content follows.
Act 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Theseus' recent achievement
Theseus' engagement
Philostrate's role
The cause of Egeus' anger
Hermia's love interest
Why Egeus disapproves of Hermia's love interest
Egeus' request of Theseus
Lysander's criticism of Demetrius
Helena's love interest
Helena's feelings toward Hermia
The secret Hermia shares with Helena
Whether Helena intends to keep Hermia's secret safe
The identity of an amateur playwright
The title of a play to be presented
The character cast to be the play's lead
Act 2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Puck's reputation
The reason for Oberon and Titania's fight
The effects of Oberon and Titania's fight
Puck's assigned task
Oberon's motivations
The interaction between Demetrius and Helena
Oberon's reaction to Helena
The interaction between Lysander and Hermia
How Puck is able to identify Lysander
The identity of the first person Lysander sees upon waking
Lysander's motivations
The nature of Hermia's dream
Act 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Snout's role in the play
Bottom's concerns about the play
Bottom's suggested resolution
Quince's concerns about the play
Puck's trick on Bottom
How Bottom tries to prove he is fearless
The collective role of Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed
Titania's reaction to Bottom
The brewing conflict between Lysander and Demetrius
Hermia's criticism of Helena
Oberon's criticism of Puck
How Puck plans to resolve the feud between Lysander and Demetrius
What Puck's song suggests about his mindset
Act 4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Titania's acquiescence to Oberon
Oberon's intentions
Theseus and Hippolyta's reason for being in the woods
The significance of the day
How Theseus changes his mind
Why Bottom starts feeling more hopeful about the play
How Bottom's pals feel about his absence
How news of the weddings affect Bottom's pals
Bottom's comments upon returning
Act 5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Hippolyta's reaction to the stories from Demetrius, Lysander, Helena, and Hermia
Theseus' assessment of lovers
Entertainment options declined by Theseus
Why Theseus is confident he will enjoy the play
Hippolyta's reaction to the play
Snout's role in the play
Bottom's behavior in lieu of delivering an epilogue
The nature of Oberon's song
The identity of the character who delivers the epilogue
How the audience is encouraged to perceive the play
Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:
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