Friendship Test

This reflective reading worksheet is designed for students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 to strengthen comprehension, ethical reasoning, and evidence-based writing through a character-driven story. After reading The Spelling Bee Secret, students analyze the moral message about honesty and friendship and write a clear paragraph explaining the lesson, using specific examples from the text to support their thinking.

Learning Goals

• Determining Theme & Moral (Grades 6-8)
  Students identify the central lesson about integrity, fairness, and friendship.
• Character Decisions & Consequences
  Learners analyze how characters’ choices reveal values and affect relationships.
• Inference & Interpretation
  Students draw conclusions about motivations and ethics based on actions and outcomes.
• Evidence-Based Writing
  Written responses require citing details from the story to justify ideas.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with middle school ELA and SEL standards.
• Character Education Integration
  Reinforces honesty, trust, and ethical decision-making through literature.
• Structured Writing Practice
  Supports organized paragraph responses with textual support.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for short story units, SEL lessons, discussion starters, or assessment.

This printable worksheet gives students meaningful practice with analyzing theme, moral lessons, and character choices in fiction. By reflecting on honesty and friendship in The Spelling Bee Secret, learners strengthen reading comprehension, ethical reasoning, and evidence-based writing skills. Suitable for classroom instruction or homeschool use, this no-prep resource supports thoughtful engagement with literature while reinforcing positive social values.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 6 Reading Comprehension collection.