Comprehension

Tic Tac Toe

AN END-OF-NOVEL COMPREHENSION GAME THAT IS
ALIGNED TO THE FOURTH-GRADE COMMON CORE

By Danielle Vanek
 Comprehension Tic Tac Toe
Product Overview

Comprehension Tic Tac Toe is the perfect hands-on game for comprehension practice
at the end of any novel! Using Common Core terminology such as theme, character, and point of
view, this game will hold your students’ attention as they answer questions to prove that they have
not only comprehended the novel, but that they have also connected to the novel and formed
opinions about it.

Product Contents:
Game Descriptions and Directions pg. 2-3
Printable “student-friendly “directions sheet can be used to direct this game as a center.

Game Board and Tokens pg. 4-6

This game is designed to be played one-on-one or in teams. After answering a Comprehension
Question Card, students will place their token on the game board with the goal of getting three in
a row as they block their opponent’s tokens.

Comprehension Question Cards Aligned to the Fourth-Grade Common Core pg. 7-9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text
says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text;
summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama,
drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories
are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
More Comprehension Question Cards can be found in 4 End-of-Novel Centers,
Games, and Activities.

Blank Question Cards pg. 10

Use these blank cards to create your own questions, or have your students create questions to be
used in Comprehension Tic Tac Toe.

Look for 4 End-of-Novel Centers, Games, and Activities

for more centers to be used in conjunction with Comprehension Tic Tac Toe!

By Danielle Vanek
Clip Art Acknowledgement
http://www.free-graphics.com/backgrounds/wild/index11.shtml
 Comprehension Tic Tac Toe
Instructions for Play

Follow these simple instructions to play Comprehension Tic Tac Toe!

Step 1: Form two even teams.

Step 2: Decide which team goes first by rolling the di. Highest roll goes first. Lowest roll
picks X’s or O’s.

Step 3: One person from the team draw a card, read the card aloud, and then answer the
question. Be sure to answer the complete question. Then, place your token. Place card on
bottom of deck.

Step 4: One person from the next team draw a card, read the card aloud, and then answer
the question. Be sure to answer the complete question. Then, place your token. Place card
on bottom of deck.

Step 5: Continue play, taking turns within each team so everyone has a chance to answer
questions and place tokens. Work together to win the game!

How To Play Tic Tac Toe:

Try to get three in a row.
Place tokens one a time.
Block the other team from getting three in a row.
A no-win game is called A Cat’s Game.
Describe 1 character trait of the protagonist.

Name 1 character trait of the antagonist with

which you can personally relate.
Why can you relate to that particular trait?

Name one secondary character.

Tell why that character might have been in-
cluded in the story based on how they relate
to the protagonist and antagonist.
 Describe the major conflict in the novel?
How did it affect the protagonist?

Describe the setting of the novel in detail.

Use descriptive language and imagery.

What is the resolution in the novel?

Can you think of a different way that the con-
flict could have been resolved?
 Name one possible theme of this novel.
How can you relate that theme to your life?

Did you like the ending of the novel?

How would you change it if you could?

Comment on the point of view of the novel.

How would the novel change if the point of
view changed?