Of Mice and Men Quizzes, Analysis Worksheets, Vocabulary Activities, Test, and Answer Keys

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Make teaching American Literature easier with this complete novel study bundle covering John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Reading comprehension quizzes, literary analysis worksheets, vocabulary application activities, a summative test, and answer keys for everything are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) A breakdown of content follows.

Vocabulary Games and Activities: Frontload assigned readings with vocabulary development games, or stash them in an emergency sub folder to keep students meaningfully engaged in the book despite teacher absences. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words

  • Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings

  • Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Plot-Based Quizzes: Evaluate general reading comprehension and hold students accountable for completing assigned readings. Alternatively, the quizzes may serve as guided reading handouts to facilitate purposeful engagement with the novel. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Demonstrate generalized knowledge of characters

  • Demonstrate generalized knowledge of settings

  • Demonstrate generalized knowledge of conflicts

Close Reading Inference WorksheetsHelp students go beyond basic comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension

  • Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed

  • Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques

  • Determine the functions of given details

  • Describe tone in context

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

  • Apply knowledge of various literary devices including hyperbole, imagery, invective, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, situational irony, and more

  • Analyze the symbolic importance of objects

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Summative TestIn addition to objective questions on character, plot, literary devices, and vocabulary, a short answer section is featured, requiring students to analyze characterization and literary craft. An answer key is included with sample essay.

Resources are available for a variety of engaging novels:

Make teaching American Literature easier with this complete novel study bundle covering John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Reading comprehension quizzes, literary analysis worksheets, vocabulary application activities, a summative test, and answer keys for everything are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) A breakdown of content follows.

Vocabulary Games and Activities: Frontload assigned readings with vocabulary development games, or stash them in an emergency sub folder to keep students meaningfully engaged in the book despite teacher absences. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words

  • Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings

  • Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Plot-Based Quizzes: Evaluate general reading comprehension and hold students accountable for completing assigned readings. Alternatively, the quizzes may serve as guided reading handouts to facilitate purposeful engagement with the novel. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Demonstrate generalized knowledge of characters

  • Demonstrate generalized knowledge of settings

  • Demonstrate generalized knowledge of conflicts

Close Reading Inference WorksheetsHelp students go beyond basic comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension

  • Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed

  • Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques

  • Determine the functions of given details

  • Describe tone in context

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

  • Apply knowledge of various literary devices including hyperbole, imagery, invective, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, situational irony, and more

  • Analyze the symbolic importance of objects

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Summative TestIn addition to objective questions on character, plot, literary devices, and vocabulary, a short answer section is featured, requiring students to analyze characterization and literary craft. An answer key is included with sample essay.

Resources are available for a variety of engaging novels: