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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Reading Comprehension - Books and Authors 1 (Questions)

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Of course reading is done in all subjects making it a pretty important aspect of a person’s education. However, just focusing in on the English class, a fun way for teachers to help their students to fine tune or hone their reading skills it to assign lots and lots and lots of books to read. In fact, by now you’ve probably read a few dozen books that were either recommended or mandated by an English teacher.

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These books are staples because of what they have to offer, messages they foretell and they assist in helping your mind stretch and grow to learn and experience life in general, as well as to help you to develop a writing style that feels comfortable for you.

This quiz, and the one to follow [Part 2], will take a look at a number of books that nearly every middle school student will read, generally between the 6th and 8th grades. Below is a list of ten of a very popular group. Your challenge is to see if you can connect the correct author to the book. Knowing an author helps you to understand their writing style, the messages they try to deliver and, if you like how they write, you can search for other books and stories written by them.

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So let’s see how well you know your books and authors. This will also test just how observant you have been with your reading and just what you comprehended beyond the story itself. Ready? Then see if you can match up the title of a book with its author!
1. The Call of the Wild - by
[ ] Jack London
[ ] Henry James
[ ] Daniel Defoe
[ ] Charles Dickens
2. The Giver - by
[ ] Emily Bronte
[ ] Louise May Alcott
[ ] Lois Lowry
[ ] Lucy M. Montgomery
3. The Pilgrim’s Progress - by
[ ] O. Henry
[ ] Ernest Hemingway
[ ] Lewis Carroll
[ ] John Bunyan
4. To Kill a Mockingbird - by
[ ] Jack London
[ ] Harper Lee
[ ] Henry James
[ ] Ernest Hemingway
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - by
[ ] C.J. Lewis
[ ] Hans Christian Anderson
[ ] Mark Twain
[ ] J.R.R. Tolkien
6. Wuthering Heights - by
[ ] Emily Bronte
[ ] Margaret Mitchell
[ ] James Fenimore Cooper
[ ] J.K. Rowling
7. Swiss Family Robinson - by
[ ] Henry James
[ ] Ernest Hemingway
[ ] Daniel Defoe
[ ] J.D. Wyss
8. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - by
[ ] Daniel Defoe
[ ] Jules Vern
[ ] William Shakespeare
[ ] William Golding
9. Flowers in the Attic - by
[ ] E.B. White
[ ] Stephen King
[ ] V.C. Andrews
[ ] Natalie Babbitt
10. Romeo and Juliet - by
[ ] William Shakespeare
[ ] James Fenimore Cooper
[ ] Robert Louis Stevenson
[ ] Wilson Rawls
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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Reading Comprehension - Books and Authors 1 (Answers)
1. The Call of the Wild - by
[x] Jack London
[ ] Henry James
[ ] Daniel Defoe
[ ] Charles Dickens
The Call of the Wild was written by Jack London and was published in 1903. Answer (a) is correct
2. The Giver - by
[ ] Emily Bronte
[ ] Louise May Alcott
[x] Lois Lowry
[ ] Lucy M. Montgomery
The Giver was written by Lois Lowry in 1993. Answer (c) is the correct answer
3. The Pilgrim’s Progress - by
[ ] O. Henry
[ ] Ernest Hemingway
[ ] Lewis Carroll
[x] John Bunyan
The Pilgrim’s Progress was written by John Bunyan in 1678. Answer (d) is the correct answer
4. To Kill a Mockingbird - by
[ ] Jack London
[x] Harper Lee
[ ] Henry James
[ ] Ernest Hemingway
To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in 1960. Answer (b) is the correct answer
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - by
[ ] C.J. Lewis
[ ] Hans Christian Anderson
[x] Mark Twain
[ ] J.R.R. Tolkien
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain in 1884. Answer (c) is the correct answer
6. Wuthering Heights - by
[x] Emily Bronte
[ ] Margaret Mitchell
[ ] James Fenimore Cooper
[ ] J.K. Rowling
Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Bronte in 1846. Answer (a) is the correct answer
7. Swiss Family Robinson - by
[ ] Henry James
[ ] Ernest Hemingway
[ ] Daniel Defoe
[x] J.D. Wyss
Swiss Family Robinson was written by J.D. Wyss in 1812. Answer (d) is the correct answer
8. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - by
[ ] Daniel Defoe
[x] Jules Vern
[ ] William Shakespeare
[ ] William Golding
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was written by Jules Verne in 1870. Answer (b) is the correct answer
9. Flowers in the Attic - by
[ ] E.B. White
[ ] Stephen King
[x] V.C. Andrews
[ ] Natalie Babbitt
Flowers in the Attic was written by V.C. Andrews in 1979. Answer (c) is the correct answer
10. Romeo and Juliet - by
[x] William Shakespeare
[ ] James Fenimore Cooper
[ ] Robert Louis Stevenson
[ ] Wilson Rawls
Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare somewhere between 1591 and 1595. Answer (a) is correct