Tests for The Story of the World Volume 1 Expanded Edition
Forty-two chapter tests covering pyramids to Rome with multiple-choice, matching, fill-ins, and short answers—plus an answer key so you know exactly what they’ve mastered.
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Tests for The Story of the World Volume 1 Expanded Edition
Please note: This is the Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition, which includes new chapters, biographies, illustrations, maps, and updated text. Because of these changes, this edition is not compatible with previous editions or supplemental materials. Please see the FAQ section below for additional compatibility information.
How much ancient history actually stuck? These chapter-by-chapter tests help you find out.
Designed to accompany The Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times Expanded Edition, this resource includes 42 chapter tests covering the major people, places, events, and ideas students encounter from early civilizations through the fall of Rome.
Each test uses multiple question styles to assess comprehension, retention, and historical understanding rather than simple memorization.
Designed primarily as an extension resource for older students, this book includes:
- Forty-two tests, one for each chapter
- Multiple-choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and short-answer questions
- A comprehensive answer key for quick grading and review
- Assessments designed to reinforce chronology, historical events, vocabulary, and comprehension
Whether used for periodic check-ins, assigning grades, documenting progress, or simply confirming that ancient history is sticking, these tests provide an easy way to measure understanding without creating additional prep work.
See sample pages the from The Story of the World Volume 1 Test Booklet
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
New Features in The Story of the World: Volume 1 – 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Main Text):
• The same engaging storytelling and readability that children love
• Two new chapters on East Asian history
• Additional material in the existing chapters on key historical events, including: The rise of the Roman Republic, The beginning of the Han dynasty, The Silk Road, The rule of Herod the Great and the siege of Masada
• Ten new biographies of fascinating historical figures (Spartacus, Zhang Heng, and more)
• Twenty new illustrations and maps
• Updated pronunciation guide
• New chapter order for better chronological flow
• Clearer formatting, distinguishing ancient texts, myths, and stories from historical narrative
And for customers who want to turn The Story of the World into a full History & Geography curriculum:
Instructor Guide (formerly the front half of the Activity Book):
• Now fully organized into lessons for easier planning
• Parent scripts for narration, review, and mapping exercises
• Sample answers for narration prompts and review questions
• Updated and expanded reading recommendation lists, combining the best of the classics with the best of what's been published in the past 25 years
• 40+ brand-new activities
• Specially designed group activities
• Cross-curricular challenges connecting history to science, math, writing, and more
• Suggested memory work and field trip ideas
• Low-prep, no-prep, and movement activities
Student Workbook (formerly the back half of the Activity Book):
• Dedicated student pages
• Puzzles, game boards, craft templates, and other interactive activity pages
• Suggested memory work activities
• Map exercises to teach the geography of our world
• New coloring pages
What This Means for You:
We believe the 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition will be a bestseller, just as the classic edition has been. You'll want to plan ahead for stocking it in early 2026.
Please Note:
The new edition is not compatible with the older (2001/2006) editions, or with their activity books or MP3 audiobooks.
- December 11, 2025
Panagiota S.
This book compliments the story book and makes my school days a little easier.
- August 12, 2020
Awesome
Amanda C.
I personally love this it’s great for those older students for comprehension.
- July 31, 2020
Great respurcet
Lauren
I was so happy to find this book. I’m always happy to give littlectests to make sure my daughter is understanding her lessons!
- June 25, 2020
great for review!
Carolyn P.
This is a great tool in conjunction with STORY OF THE WORLD for reading comprehension and review.
- December 31, 2019
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Jennifer
This is a wonderful resource. The tests aren't overly complicated, but the do have a bit of complexity to them. It is a great way to make sure that your kids not just understand the material, but also absorbed the material that has been gone over.
- November 24, 2019
Tests for The Story of the World Volume 1
Emily V.
I'm not going to lie, I feel like my seven year old struggles a bit with these tests. We usually end up doing them together. It isn't that she doesn't understand the materiel, she just doesn't quite soak it all in yet. This is still a valuable tool to reinforce the main points of the text for the chapter though.
- October 2, 2014
Great addition to volume 1
Tasha B.
This is a great addition to the volume 1 series. We use with our first grader and she really enjoys the simple, easy text. It's great for parents to easily be able to evaluate how well they understood the stories and is a mixture of different testing styles to help children with testing. We love this addition to the volume 1 series. Looking forward to purchase the rest of the volumes!
