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Mini AR-style quizzes on books by World Book Day 2015 authors at takethequiz.co.uk

12th January 2015

For the second year running, students will be able to take mini AR-style quizzes on the World Book Day £1 books. In addition, two of the authors will be featured each week in a series of 'quizzing weeks,' leading up to World Book Day itself, giving students the chance to take quizzes on up to three popular books by each of the featured authors. Read More

Quizzing books to interest every reader

11th December 2014

Accelerated Reader is used by boys and girls from Year 1 to Year 13. With such a range of students, and with so many different tastes to appeal to, how do we ensure that we produce quizzes on books that interest every reader? Read More

Opal Plumstead, Picture Perfect and the Long Haul quizzes just released for Accelerated Reader

20th November 2014

This week has seen the release of quizzes for three high-profile books by best-selling authors Jacqueline Wilson, Holly Smale and Jeff Kinney. Read More

Developing high-quality reading practice quizzes for Accelerated Reader

28th October 2014

Accelerated Reader quizzes are fun, and students are motivated by seeing their success. But what makes a good quiz and how do we go about producing them? Read More

Two Hi/Low series from Axis Education quizzed for AR

9th October 2014

We have recently released reading practice quizzes on two series of Hi/Lo books from Axis Education. These books are carefully written for students with low reading ages, but have plot lines that will appeal to older readers. By using culturally relevant settings and situations, the books are an engaging take on daily life for students and young adults. We asked some members of our quiz editing team to give their thoughts on the series. Read More

New international literature from Peirene Press quizzed for Accelerated Reader

7th August 2014

As well as supporting reluctant and struggling readers, Renaissance Learning is always on the lookout for new books to engage the gifted and talented readers in schools. Three recently approved quizzes from Peirene Press fall into this category. Read More

You can request a book to be quizzed for AR

2nd June 2014

If we know that a book is highly sought-after will make every effort to produce a quiz for it. We have a simple online form that you can fill out to suggest a book for quizzing. Read More

Robert Jordan’s epic Wheel of Time series quizzed

4th April 2014

The Eye of the World is the first in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. The epic Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan has now been made available for AR quizzing. This series is one of the great epics of the fantasy genre, with 14 books published… Read More

New format for Literacy Skills quizzes and a new quiz

27th January 2014

The Woman in Black now has a Literacy Skills quiz available A new format for Literacy Skills (LS) quizzes has been created for Accelerated Reader, which will allow more quizzes to be made available. The new LS Quiz item banks have 24 or 30 items; previously they had 36 or… Read More

Talisman 2 from Phonic Books quizzed for AR

24th January 2014

Talisman 2 by Tami Reis-Frankfort is published by Phonic Books The Talisman 2 series has just been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. Published by Phonic Books, this series aims to plug gaps in older students’ understanding of phonics. Hi/Lo books such as these are often very popular with AR users, so… Read More