practice reading comprehension grade 8

... practice tests in grammar, writing, and reading comprehension. As you complete the sections, you should be able to find your strengths and weaknesses. PRACTICE TESTS IN GRAMMAR, WRITING, AND READING COMPREHENSION 5 5 ... comes before or after it. Or it could be made into a sentence of its own. PRACTICE TESTS IN GRAMMAR, WRITING, AND READING COMPREHENSION CHAPTER 5 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders 114 3. d. This ... them. In this case, replacing the semicolon with a comma would be acceptable. 8. Correct 9. Correct 10. Correct READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE ONE 1. a. Choice b emphasizes only damage to the atmos- phere;...

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... of a gastrostomy tube increased from 61000 in 1 988 to 121000 in 1995. In 1990 and 1991, roughly one in every hundred hospitalized patients aged 85 years or older received a gastrostomy tube. ... circumstance. In an interview study of 121 competent patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, only 28% favored feeding by gastrostomy . 1. The passage is primarily concerned with (A) the ... use of gastrostomy tubes (B) the proliferation of the use of gastronomy tubes in patients aged 85 years or older (C) whether physicians adequately discuss the benefits and burdens of tube feeding...

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... paragraph. –8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS– 8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS Elizabeth Chesla L EARNINGE XPRESS S KILL B UILDERS New York LESSON 1 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders 10 8TH ... 19 8 b 3 28 d 11, 16 9 a 4 29 d 8, 19 10 c 2 30 b 11 11 c 8 31 a 19 12 b 11 32 c 12 13 d 3 33 b 12, 13 14 b 1, 6 34 a 14 15 c 11, 16 35 a 17, 19 16 a 1, 4 36 d 19 17 c 1, 4 37 d 19 18 c 1, 4 38 ... money to replace it.” –8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS– LESSON 2 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders 12 JUST WHAT ISAMAIN IDEA,ANYWAY? One of the most common questions on reading com- prehension...

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... believed to be true. You practiced distinguishing between the two and saw how good paragraphs use facts to support opinions.  Practice In this lesson, you will sharpen your reading compre- hension ... musical tradition did Robert Johnson emerge? a. rock and roll b. jazz c. blues 8. Johnson died in a. 1927. b. 19 38. c. 1929. 9. True or False: Johnson influenced many rock artists, including Led ... 2 Question 6 Lesson 4 – PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER– 48 Answers 7. c. See the first and second sentences. The next-to- last sentence also provides this information. 8. b. See the sixth sentence. 9. True. See...

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... 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. Example: ... 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. ■ It ... commonly used structure improves your reading comprehension by helping you see what’s most important in a piece of writing. 7 61

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... merely refer to an anonymous they, influence how readers understand what the writer has written. 11 89 87 Language and Style I n most of the passages you have read so far, the author’s ideas and intentions ... THEN STUDY: Question 1 Lessons 6 and 9 Question 2 Lesson 3 Question 3 Lesson 9 Question 4 Lesson 9 Practice Passage 2 Now try the passage on the next page. Again, read it carefully, marking it up ... and then answer the questions that follow. – BEING STRUCTURALLY SOUND: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER– 83  When Writers Use Second Person When is you an appropriate pronoun? What effect does it create...

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... reasons or evidence does it use to support its position? Skill Building until Next Time  Practice Today, you’ll practice these skills in combination with skills covered earlier in this book: ■ Finding ... its lan- guage (diction, style, and tone). As before, begin by reading the poem carefully, first out loud and then with pen in hand. Practice Passage 3 A Man Said to the Universe A man said to the ... spent almost a month building your reading skills. Congratulations! This lesson uses a longer passage than the ones you’ve read so far to give you a chance to practice all the skills you’ve learned....

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... abcd 7. abcd 8. abcd 9. abcd 10. abcd 11. abcd 12. abcd 13. abcd 14. abcd 15. abcd 16. abcd 17. abcd 18. abcd 19. abcd 20. abcd 21. abcd 22. abcd 23. abcd 24. abcd 25. abcd 26. abcd 27. abcd 28. abcd 29. ... posttest consists of a series of reading passages with questions that follow to test your comprehension. – POSTTEST– 153 Grunge Music and American Popular Culture The late 1 980 s found the landscape of ... the bear had not. – POSTTEST– 160 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...

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... 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 ... RESOURCES– 177 FREE Online Practice from LearningExpress! Let LearningExpress help you acquire essential reading comprehension skills FAST! Go to the LearningExpress Practice Center at www.LearningExpressFreeOffer.com, an ... 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 will...

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