Hamlet Act 4 Quiz, Close Reading Worksheets, and Vocabulary Games Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and craft analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering Act 4 of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. A plot-based quiz, seven close reading worksheets (one per scene), a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these resources, students will do the following:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

• Consider the greater significance of given details

• Define words and phrases as they are used in the text

• Discern the intended effect of Shakespearean language in context

• Analyze Shakespeare's decision to present consecutive brief scenes

• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

• Compare and contrast Hamlet and Ophelia

• Compare and contrast Hamlet and Laertes

• Discern the tone of given passages

• Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, oxymoron, hyperbole, sibilance, personification, consonance, inversion, and verbal irony

• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence

• Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision

Materials in this bundle may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using these resources for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.

Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare’s plays:

• Hamlet - Google and printable

• Julius Caesar - Google and printable

• King Lear - Google and printable

• Macbeth - Google and printable

• Othello - Google and printable

• Romeo and Juliet - Google and printable

• The Merchant of Venice - Google and printable

• The Taming of the Shrew - Google and printable

• The Tempest - Google and printable