nonfiction reading comprehension worksheets 4th grade

... C_Il_a~pter of-c: l:i~ · READING COMPREHENSftIN :~,'~ >:,~>.~'"' ' INTRODUC;FION TO PRINCIPLES\···· In This Chapter • Logistics of Reading Comprehension • Challenges of Reading Comprehension • Two ... Active, Efficient Reading • Practice on Non-GMAT Material INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLES Chapter LOGISTICS OF READING COMPREHENSION You are probably already familiar with Reading Comprehension from ... determine your reading approach first identify whether a passage is long or short Chapter INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLES Challenges of Reading Comprehension The GMAT makes Reading Comprehension difficult...

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2013, 11:10

... 501 reading comprehension questions — 4th ed p cm ISBN 978-1-57685-747-2 Reading comprehension Problems, exercises, etc I LearningExpress (Organization) II Title: Five hundred one reading comprehension ... critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention e critical reading should take place at the same time each day 33 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 33 3/18/10 1:34:49 PM 501 Reading Comprehension ... Writing Questions 501 Critical Reading Questions 501 Sentence Completion Questions 501 Word Analogy Questions Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd...

Ngày tải lên: 22/11/2013, 08:35

... Definitions of reading and reading comprehension 1.1.1 Reading 1.1.2 Reading comprehension 1.2 Types of reading 1.2.1 According to manner 1.2.1.1 Reading aloud 1.2.1.2 Silent reading 1.2.2 According ... developing reading comprehension skills No teacher thought that developing reading comprehension skills reading was not important at all 3.1.2.3 Teachers’ using reading techniques in a reading lesson ... issues in the theories of reading in a foreign language Four major features will be presented here: definitions of reading, reading comprehension, kinds of reading, reading in second language...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2015, 14:31

... 8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS LEARNINGEXPRESS SKILL BUILDERS 8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS Elizabeth Chesla New York Copyright ... LearningExpress Skill Builders • LESSON 11 –8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS– JUST WHAT IS A MAIN IDEA, ANYWAY? One of the most common questions on reading comprehension exams is, “What is the main ... Appendix: Suggested Reading for 8th Graders 165 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK E ighth grade is an exciting year full of changes and challenges It’s also an important year academically As an eighth grader, you’ll...

Ngày tải lên: 30/11/2013, 18:10

... 8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS LEARNINGEXPRESS SKILL BUILDERS 8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS Elizabeth Chesla New York Copyright ... LearningExpress Skill Builders • LESSON 11 –8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS– JUST WHAT IS A MAIN IDEA, ANYWAY? One of the most common questions on reading comprehension exams is, “What is the main ... Appendix: Suggested Reading for 8th Graders 165 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK E ighth grade is an exciting year full of changes and challenges It’s also an important year academically As an eighth grader, you’ll...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... – PRETEST – Pretest The pretest consists of a series of reading passages with questions that follow to test your comprehension Cultural Center Adds Classes for Young Adults The Allendale ... In other words, read carefully and actively The five lessons that follow cover the basics of reading comprehension By the end of this section, you should be able to: ■ ■ ■ ■ Find the basic facts ... things over people and feelings 44 When the narrator says she sometimes “take[s] the prize for a grade- A dork,” the word choice is intended to indicate a that she doesn’t know proper English b...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... really comprehending what you read Active reading is the first essential step to comprehension Why? Because active reading forces you to really see what you’re reading, to look closely at what’s there ... happened at the staff meeting If you’re taking a standardized test, you’ll probably have to answer reading comprehension ques- On Friday, October 21, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Judith Reynolds, owner ... other businesses were affected? 20 – GETTING THE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION – Remember, good reading is active reading Did you mark up the passage? If so, it may have looked something like this: when...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... detective must all these things at the same time Similarly, reading really can’t be broken down into these separate tasks Reading comprehension comes from employing all these strategies simultaneously ... In this lesson, you will sharpen your reading comprehension skills by using all of these strategies at once This will become more natural to you as your reading skills develop Practice Passage ... paragraph with a clear topic sentence, like: “I’ve learned several reading strategies since Lesson 1” or “I’ve learned that reading comprehension isn’t as difficult as I thought.” Then, write several...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... will improve your overall reading comprehension so you’ll begin to understand more of what you read In addition, reading more will improve your vocabulary and increase your reading speed Main Idea ... to reading more often First, it will increase your reading speed, so that you can read more in less time Second, it will improve your vocabulary Third, it will improve your overall reading comprehension, ... Read More Often ■ It will improve your vocabulary ■ It will improve your reading comprehension ■ It will increase your reading speed ■ It will broaden your understanding of yourself and others...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... His powers of observation You may recall that the introduction to this book talked about active reading As an active reader, you should have been marking up the passages you’ve read in this book: ... ideas, and recording your reactions and questions in the margin But there’s another part of active reading we haven’t talked about: making observations 95 – DICTION: WHAT’S IN A WORD? – Making Obser ... you think the situation is more serious, and why you think so? (The why is especially important.) Reading between the Lines Looking at diction can be especially helpful when the writer’s main idea...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... implication or inference This lesson focuses on two specific types of implication: reading between the lines to determine cause and reading between the lines to predict effects In case you need a reminder: ... is a likely possibility 128 – ASSUMING CAUSES AND PREDICTING EFFECTS – Summar y In reading, particularly in reading literature, as well as in real life, you often have to figure out what the causes ... Reading between the Lines N ow that you’ve studied the way authors use structure and language to...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... play So this lesson will introduce you to a few poems But don’t be frightened: Reading poetry is really just like reading anything else You just have to read a little more carefully and rely a ... Drawing Conclusions: Putting It All Together LESSON SUMMARY This lesson wraps up your study of reading comprehension by reviewing everything you’ve learned so far Y ou’re almost at the end of this ... position? 136 L E S S O N 19 Finding Meaning in Literature LESSON SUMMARY Many people are scared of reading literature—stories, poems, and plays—especially if they have to answer questions about it,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... Posttest N ow that you’ve spent a good deal of time improving your reading comprehension, take this posttest to see how much you’ve learned If you took the pretest at ... d d d d – POSTTEST – Posttest The posttest consists of a series of reading passages with questions that follow to test your comprehension Grunge Music and American Popular Culture The late 1980s ... the answer key that follows Each answer tells you which lesson of this book teaches you about the reading strategy in that question 149 – LEARNINGEXPRESS ANSWER SHEET – 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 a...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... begun Reading comprehension is a skill to build throughout your whole lifetime Tips for Continuing to Improve Your Reading The following are some ways you can continue to strengthen your reading comprehension ... purchased LearningExpress’s Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day skill-builder book, you have FREE access to: ■ ■ ■ 50 exercises covering ALL VITAL READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS that ... copy of Reading Comprehension Success Use your individualzed access code found on the scratch card and go to www.LearningExpressFree Offer.com to log in Start practicing your reading comprehension...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... APPENDIX: SUGGESTED READING FOR 8TH GRADERS T his book wouldn’t be complete without a list of great books and magazines to read Studying reading comprehension and answering reading test questions ... have dramatically improved your reading comprehension skills, as well as your writing ability This posttest will give you a chance to measure your new level of reading and writing success The ... time as you need Then grade yourself and compare your score with your pretest score If you have a much better score, congratulations—you’ve significantly improved your reading and writing skills...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 13:20

... own set of data Stanley’s hobbies are bowling, playing guitar, reading, cooking, and hiking Maria’s hobbies are knitting, kickboxing, reading, cooking, and hiking The activities they have in common ... year were spokes first added to the bicycle? _ Stanley Bowling Playing guitar Shared Reading Cooking Hiking Maria Knitting Kickboxing Who built a bicycle with equal-sized wheels? ... for the author’s argument If you encounter a map or diagram by itself, you can use your active reading skills to interpret its meaning The title, caption, labels, and unit of measurement are...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 13:20

... Graphs can seem intimidating, but reading a graph is a lot like reading a story The graph has a title, a main idea, and supporting details You can use your active reading skills to analyze and understand ... examples: Most graphs have a few basic parts: 6th graders ■ ■ ■ ■ a caption or introduction paragraph a title a legend or key labeled axes 7th graders 8th graders An active reader looks at each part ... these questions: Which grade did the most students earn? How many students passed the quiz with a grade of C or better? How many students took the quiz? The bar for a B grade is the tallest, so...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 13:20

... tell? Choose one thing about eighth grade that you would want to tell a seventh grader about (For example, how does eighth -grade science compare to seventh -grade science?) Write three short paragraphs ... inform (for example, eighth -grade science includes two dissections and a unit on rocks), one paragraph to persuade (eighth -grade science is more fun than seventh -grade science), and one paragraph ... joyful tone _ _ Summary Style is an important aspect of reading comprehension Sentence structure, the level of description and detail, the level of formality,...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 13:20