Through a series of reading comprehension problems, this book helps readers understand and analyze everything from technical writing, charts, and graphs to poetry and literature. Beginning with the basics - vocabulary questions that test the reader's skill in finding definitions and using context cl
501 Reading Comprehension Questions, 3rd Edition (Skill Builders in Practice)
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- Publisher
- LearningExpress, LLC
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 169
- Series
- Skill Builders in Practice
- Edition
- 3
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
I teach a Language Arts Lab class to high school students with a 6th-8th grade reading level. The questions are better suited for 10th or even 11th graders. The title should be changed. My regular ninth grade students--who are a pretty bright group-- would have difficulty with these questions.
โฆ Table of Contents
Table of Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 7
Section 1 Vocabulary......Page 11
Section 2 Analogies......Page 19
Section 3 Main Ideas, Themes......Page 25
Section 4 Topic Sentences......Page 29
Section 5 Short Passages......Page 35
Section 6 Nonfiction and Information Passages......Page 55
Section 7 Reading Charts and Graphs, Understanding Directions......Page 75
Section 8 Analyzing and Interpreting Poems......Page 89
Section 9 Philosophy and Literature......Page 95
Section 10 Longer Passages......Page 101
Answers......Page 141
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As an adult I wanted to increase my vocabulary and this has been a great book for that goal. I would definately reccomend.