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Short Stories with Questions
This page features 22 of my favorite short stories with questions. These reading activities are perfect for classroom use. Written by some of the greatest authors in history, these stories are short enough to cover in a single class period, and rich enough to warrant study. I tried to select stories that students would find highly interesting. I chose stories with ironic endings, interesting twists, and clever plot movements. This collection will nurture your students' love of reading and storytelling. I also prepared ten multiple-choice and long response questions for each text. These questions cover a range of reading skills from comprehension and inferring to interpreting themes and identifying figurative language techniques.
List of Stories
"Two Leaves" - By Felix Salten | Reading Level 3-7
"That Spot" - By Jack London | Reading Level 3-7
"The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger" - By L. Frank Baum | Reading Level 3-7
"The Fir Tree" - By Hans Christian Andersen | Reading Level 3-7
"The War Sacrificies of Mr. Spugg" - By Stephen Leacock | Reading Level 4-8
"The Cat That Walked by Himself" - By Rudyard Kipling | Reading Level 4-8
"The Gift of the Magi" - By O. Henry | Reading Level 5-9
"The Story of Keesh" - By Jack London | Reading Level 5-9
"The Nightingale and the Rose" - By Oscar Wilde | Reading Level 5-9
"The Tell-Tale Heart" - By Edgar Allan Poe Andersen | Reading Level 5-9
"The Lottery Ticket" - By Anton Chekhov | Reading Level 5-9
"The Ransom of Red Chief" - By O. Henry | Reading Level 5-9
"Gilray's Flower-Pot"
An unreliable narrator is not to be trusted but can be quite humorous. This story by Barrie (better known for creating Peter Pan) features an unreliable narrator of the most hilarious sort. You'll have to read this story for yourself to understand my point. But you'll get some giggles out of this one. Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 6-10
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