Mississippi - Literacy Activities
This section contains numerous Mississippi-themed literacy activities including reading comprehension exercises, cloze reading exercises, sentence surgeons, writing prompts, and much more. Use the filters on the left side of the page to isolate activities by grade level or by interactive or printable format.
Civil War Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 492 Words; LEXILE: 1210
Siege at Vicksburg Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback and a score report. PASSAGE LENGTH: 607 Words; LEXILE: 1210
Siege of Vicksburg Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF. PASSAGE LENGTH: 607 Words; LEXILE: 1210
Jefferson Davis Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 565 Words; LEXILE: 1010
The 82-year-long Grudge: The Siege at Vicksburg
Description: This writing prompt describes the “grudge” the citizens of Vicksburg, Mississippi held against the United States Government after the fall of their city in July of 1863. Independence Day was not celebrated in the Mississippi River town until after World War II. This writing prompt requires students to describe a grudge they have had, or, to describe one in literature, or sports, or if someone has had a grudge against them.
Mississippi River Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
Jim Henson Museum Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a short passage and five multiple choice questions.
The Interior Lowlands Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and six multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF. PASSAGE LENGTH: 316 Words; LEXILE: 1010
The Atlantic Coastal Plain Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and six multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Comparing and Contrasting States - Alabama and Mississippi
Description: This activity requires students to categorize statements into a chart with Mississippi, Alabama, or both. Two short passages about each state are included.
Comparing and Contrasting States - Arkansas and Mississippi
Description: This activity requires students to categorize statements into a chart with Arkansas, Mississippi, both, or neither. Two short passages about each state are included.
History of Cotton in America Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 460 Words; LEXILE: 1010
History of Cotton in America Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. You can also print out detailed results. PASSAGE LENGTH = 460 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Mockingbird Printable Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and seven multiple choice questions.
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