ELA Test and Quiz Library for All Grades
Students develop essential reading, writing, and language skills in English Language Arts (ELA), from phonics and reading fluency in early grades to literary analysis, research, and argument writing in high school. The curriculum covers fiction and nonfiction texts, grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills at every level.
Here you’ll find a collection of ELA tests and quizzes for kindergarten through grade 12. Teachers can assign these materials online or print them for class or homework. Each test or quiz can be copied, edited, or adapted to fit your students’ needs, and automatic grading saves you time.
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Materials (22 materials)
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Essay writing quiz
This 9th-grade quiz helps students practice identifying essay components, such as thesis statements, topic sentences, and transitions, through multiple-choice questions about essay structure and purpose. It enhances understanding of effective essay writing strategies.
English language arts · Grade 9 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Argumentative essay test
An 11th-grade argumentative essay test where students identify key elements such as claims, evidence, counterclaims, and rhetorical strategies through multiple-choice questions. It helps students practice analyzing and constructing well-supported arguments and understanding different argumentative components.
English language arts · Grade 11 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Rhetorical analysis test
This 11th-grade rhetorical analysis test helps students identify and analyze appeals, devices, the rhetorical situation, and logical fallacies. Students practice by answering multiple-choice questions on speech credibility, fallacies, stylistic devices like anaphora, and emotional appeals.
English language arts · Grade 11 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Rhetorical appeals quiz
This 10th-grade quiz helps students identify and differentiate between rhetorical appeals by analyzing examples and answering questions about ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos. Students practice recognizing appeals through multiple-choice questions and contextual reasoning exercises.
English language arts · Grade 10 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Figurative language test
This 7th grade figurative language test helps students identify and understand different types of figurative language, including alliteration, onomatopoeia, and similes, through multiple-choice questions and analysis of example sentences.
English language arts · Grade 7 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Figurative language quiz
This 6th-grade quiz helps students practice identifying different types of figurative language, such as similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and idioms, through multiple-choice and select-all questions. It encourages comprehension by analyzing sentences' literary devices.
English language arts · Grade 6 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Authors purpose quiz
A 6th-grade practice activity where students analyze short passages to identify whether the author aims to inform, persuade, or entertain. It involves multiple-choice questions and prompts students to justify their choices based on the passage content.
English language arts · Grade 6 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Parts of speech quiz
A parts of speech quiz for 6th-grade students that helps them identify nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adjectives in sentences through multiple-choice and selection questions, practicing sentence analysis and parts recognition.
English language arts · Grade 6 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Argumentative writing quiz
This 7th-grade argumentative writing quiz helps students practice identifying claims, evidence, and counterclaims through multiple-choice questions. It emphasizes understanding the parts of an argument and distinguishes credible evidence from supporting details.
English language arts · Grade 7 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Plot and conflict test
This 7th-grade test assesses students' understanding of plot structure, types of conflict, and character development through multiple-choice questions. Students identify plot elements, external conflicts, and internal struggles to demonstrate comprehension.
English language arts · Grade 7 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Poetry and drama test
This test helps 8th-grade students practice identifying poetic devices, understanding poem structure, and recognizing elements of drama through multiple-choice questions and short-answer prompts. It reinforces key concepts in poetry and drama analysis.
English language arts · Grade 8 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Poetry quiz
This 6th-grade poetry quiz helps students identify poetry terms, rhyme schemes, and various poem forms like haiku, limerick, and free verse. Through multiple-choice and short-answer questions, students analyze poem features and structures.
English language arts · Grade 6 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Theme and point of view test
This 5th-grade activity helps students practice identifying theme and point of view by answering questions about narrative perspective, character traits, and story themes. The lessons include multiple-choice and selection questions to compare stories and understand narration styles.
English language arts · Grade 5 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Character traits and theme quiz
A 4th-grade quiz that helps students identify character traits, understand motivations, and explore story themes through multiple-choice and select-all questions, encouraging them to analyze short stories and recognize key literary concepts.
English language arts · Grade 4 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Grammar test for fifth grade
A grammar test for fifth-grade students to practice verb tenses, conjunctions, prepositions, commas, and interjections through multiple-choice and short-answer questions, focusing on sentence correctness and word identification at a 5th grade level.
English language arts · Grade 5 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Grammar and punctuation quiz
This quiz helps 3rd-grade students practice recognizing nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and applying proper capitalization and punctuation through multiple-choice questions and sentence correction exercises. It emphasizes understanding parts of speech and sentence structure.
English language arts · Grade 3 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Reading comprehension quiz
This 3rd-grade reading comprehension quiz helps students practice understanding passage details, sequence, and vocabulary through various question types, including context clues, multiple select, and short answer questions. It encourages close reading and critical thinking skills.
English language arts · Grade 3 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Narrative writing quiz
This 4th-grade narrative writing quiz helps students practice identifying story elements, using sequence and transition words, and understanding dialogue and setting through multiple-choice questions that reinforce comprehension and writing skills.
English language arts · Grade 4 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Kinds of writing quiz
This quiz helps 1st-grade students identify different types of writing by analyzing examples of opinion, informative, and narrative sentences. Students practice distinguishing each type through multiple-choice questions and selecting sentences that demonstrate opinion writing.
English language arts · Grade 1 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Story elements quiz
This quiz helps 1st grade students practice identifying story elements such as characters, setting, and main events through multiple-choice and short-answer questions, encouraging understanding of basic story components.
English language arts · Grade 1 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Retelling and key details quiz
This quiz helps 2nd grade students practice retelling stories by identifying the sequence of events, key details, problem and solution, and central message. They answer questions about story elements and how to effectively retell stories in their own words.
English language arts · Grade 2 · New · Oct 15, 2026
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Rhyming and syllables quiz
This kindergarten quiz helps students practice recognizing rhyming words, counting syllables, and blending onset and rime through multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. It encourages early phonetic awareness and sound pattern recognition.
English language arts · Kindergarten · New · Oct 15, 2026
Questions teachers ask
What topics do the ELA tests and quizzes cover?
The materials cover reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and literary analysis, following state and Common Core standards for each grade.
Can I edit the ELA quizzes before assigning them?
Yes, you can copy any quiz or test, make changes, and personalize it for your students before assigning or printing.
How do students complete and submit ELA tests online?
Students join with a code, complete the test online, and their answers are automatically graded for you to review.