1. William Shakespeare
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2. Two great writers were born in
England in 1564.
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One was William Shakespeare. The other was Christoper Marlowe.

3. Shakespeare lived until the age of
fifty-two, but Marlowe died
suddenly when he was only
twenty-nine. Both were famous in
their time, and both are still loved
today.

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a. listing
b. time order
c. cause/effect
d. comparison

5. What is the pattern of this
paragraph?
a. listing
b. time order
c. cause/effect
d. comparison

6. Choose the sentence that is missing from this
paragraph:
a. He also wrote many comedies, such as A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
b. Shakespeare wrote many plays and some poetry, but
Marlowe only finished four plays.
c. A genius like Shakespeare had a chance to use his
great mind.
d. Some people think Shakespeare’s plays were written
by somebody else.

7. Choose the sentence that is missing from this
paragraph:
a. He also wrote many comedies, such as A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
b. Shakespeare wrote many plays and some poetry,
but Marlowe only finished four plays.
c. A genius like Shakespeare had a chance to use his
great mind.
d. Some people think Shakespeare’s plays were written
by somebody else.

8. During his lifetime, Shakespeare
was very successful as a writer. This
was mainly because of his genius. He
knew how to write about life, and he
had a wonderful way with words. But
Shakespeare’s success was also due to
the special time in which he lived. In
those days, the English were very
interested in new ideas. They loved
music, art, plays and poetry.

9. What is the pattern of this
paragraph?
a. listing
b. time order
c. cause/effect
d. comparison

10. What is the pattern of this
paragraph?
a. listing
b. time order
c. cause/effect
d. comparison

11. Choose the sentence that is missing from this
paragraph:
a. He also wrote many comedies, such as A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
b. Shakespeare wrote many plays and some poetry, but
Marlowe only finished four plays.
c. A genius like Shakespeare had a chance to use his
great mind.
d. Some people think Shakespeare’s plays were written
by somebody else.

12. Choose the sentence that is missing from this
paragraph:
a. He also wrote many comedies, such as A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
b. Shakespeare wrote many plays and some poetry, but
Marlowe only finished four plays.
c. A genius like Shakespeare had a chance to use his
great mind.
d. Some people think Shakespeare’s plays were written
by somebody else.

13. Shakespeare wrote plays, but
they were not all alike. One kind
was the history play. One example
of this is his play called Henry V,
about a king of England.

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Henry V performed in London in June 2012.

15. Another kind was the tragedy, such as
Macbeth.
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Macbeth in Ashland, Oregon in 2010

16. What is the pattern of this
paragraph?
a. listing
b. time order
c. cause/effect
d. comparison

17. What is the pattern of this
paragraph?
a. listing
b. time order
c. cause/effect
d. comparison

18. Choose the sentence that is missing from this
paragraph:
a. He also wrote many comedies, such as A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
b. Shakespeare wrote many plays and some poetry, but
Marlowe only finished four plays.
c. A genius like Shakespeare had a chance to use his
great mind.
d. Some people think Shakespeare’s plays were written
by somebody else.

19. Choose the sentence that is missing from this
paragraph:
a. He also wrote many comedies, such as A
Midsummer Night’s Dream.
b. Shakespeare wrote many plays and some poetry, but
Marlowe only finished four plays.
c. A genius like Shakespeare had a chance to use his
great mind.
d. Some people think Shakespeare’s plays were written
by somebody else.