INTRODUCTION vii SECTION 1 Vocabulary 1 SECTION 2 Analogies 9 SECTION 3 Main Ideas, Themes 15 SECTION 4 Topic Sentences 19 SECTION 5 Short Passages 25 SECTION 6 Nonfiction and Information Passages 45 SECTION 7 Reading Charts and Graphs, Understanding Directions 65 SECTION 8 Analyzing and Interpreting Poems 79 SECTION 9 Philosophy and Literature 85 SECTION 10 Longer Passages 91 ANSWERS 131 Contents v . that reading is enjoyable, and they may just use you as a role model! Suggested Reading List This section wouldn’t be complete without a list of some great books to read. Reading about reading. 131 Contents v