reading comprehension activities grade 5 6

... topic sentence 4, “Not all police duties are dangerous,” are sentences 2, 5, and The supporting sentences for topic sentence 6, “Tenants of the luxury apartment building enjoy many amenities,” are ... if you’re reading on the bus), you almost certainly won’t be able to look up words you don’t know Instead, you can use the context to help you determine the meaning S ometimes in your reading, ... takes three days or less You might be asked on a standardized test, “What is the main idea of this reading? ” For this passage, you might be tempted to answer: “the post office.” But you’d be wrong...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 22:20

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2014, 05:20

... States of America 987 65 4 32 First Edition ISBN 1 -57 6 85- 391-8 For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 55 Broadway 8th Floor New York, NY 100 06 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com ... Lesson 15: Putting It All Together 1 05 –8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS– SECTION 4: READING BETWEEN THE LINES 113 Lesson 16: Finding an Implied Main Idea 1 15 Lesson 17: Assuming Causes and ... b 11 32 c 12 13 d 33 b 12, 13 14 b 1, 34 a 14 15 c 11, 16 35 a 17, 19 16 a 1, 36 d 19 17 c 1, 37 d 19 18 c 1, 38 a 17 19 a 12 39 c 16 20 d 12, 16 40 a 13, 19 LearningExpress Skill Builders xxiii...

Ngày tải lên: 30/11/2013, 18:10

... Key 1.b 2.c 3.a 4.d 5. c 6. a 7.d 8.c 9.c 10.a 11.b 12.b 13.b 14.c 15. a 16. c 17.a 18.b 19.b 20.d 21.c 22.b 23.c 24.b 25. c 26. a 27.a 28.c 29.a 30.d 31.b 32.d 33.a 34.c 35. b 36. c 37.b 38.c 39.b 40.b ... habit of Porter that was to become very useful for him later? (a) lines 6- 10 (b) lines 11- 15 (c) lines 16- 20 (d) lines 21- 25 Questions 11- 21 Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political scientist, ... powers of observation 16 The word “unique” in line 16 is closest in meaning to (a) clearly identifiable (b) outstanding (c) unmatched (d) positive 17 The word “neutral” in line 16 is closest in meaning...

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 21:20

... States of America 987 65 4 32 First Edition ISBN 1 -57 6 85- 391-8 For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 55 Broadway 8th Floor New York, NY 100 06 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com ... Lesson 15: Putting It All Together 1 05 –8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS– SECTION 4: READING BETWEEN THE LINES 113 Lesson 16: Finding an Implied Main Idea 1 15 Lesson 17: Assuming Causes and ... b 11 32 c 12 13 d 33 b 12, 13 14 b 1, 34 a 14 15 c 11, 16 35 a 17, 19 16 a 1, 36 d 19 17 c 1, 37 d 19 18 c 1, 38 a 17 19 a 12 39 c 16 20 d 12, 16 40 a 13, 19 LearningExpress Skill Builders xxiii...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 c a d a b c c b a b d c d b c b a d c c b a c a b 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson 16 Lesson ... love of danger 46 Overall, this narrator’s tone is best described as a emotional and familiar b stuck up and superior c argumentative and tactless d pleasant and reassuring 15 – PRETEST – Answer ... – 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...

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 ... signs of forced entry The police department is was affected asking anyone with information to call 55 5-2323 unclear if anything was taken from Primo Pizza from this report Who called the police? Judith ... restaurant showed signs of forced entry The police department is asking anyone with information to call 55 5-2323 What happened to The Cupcake Factory? What was stolen? When was the crime discovered? Who...

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 ... lesson gives you the opportunity to combine these strategies and take your reading comprehension skills to the next level 45 – PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER – Review: What You’ve Learned so Far be true ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... other way around? 63 – ORDER OF IMPORTANCE – Five Reasons to Read More Often ■ It will improve your vocabulary ■ It will improve your reading comprehension ■ It will increase your reading speed ■ ... 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, ...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... 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 vations Obser ving Diction ... importance Skill Building until Next Time ■ ■ Look again at the passages you read in Lessons 1 5 What structures you notice at work in those paragraphs? As you read (and write) during the next ... across Try to identify the author’s strategy; try to use different strategies in your own writing 86 Language and Style I n most of the passages you have read so far, the author’s ideas and intentions...

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 ... respond like troops on a battlefield And if we fail to obey his commands, he makes us spend another 45 minutes under his rule Before you decide on the implied main idea, list your observations What...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... or evidence does it use to support its position? 1 36 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 ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b 151 c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d 35 36 37 38 39 ... For example, if your lease covers you for 25, 000 miles over three years, but you drive 40,000, that’s an extra 15, 000 miles At $.11 per mile, that’s $1, 65 0 you’ll have to pay And you still won’t ... c c c c c c c c c c c c d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b c c c c c c c c c c c...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... Lesson 16 Lesson Lesson 11 Lesson 16 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 167 d a a c b c d d c c a b d a c a b c b c d a b b a Lesson 17 Lesson Lesson 16 Lesson ... of pathways c inherent perplexity d comprehensive coverage 166 – POSTTEST – Answer Key 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 c b b c a c d a b c c d c d a b c b a d a d d b b Lesson ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 20:20

... 43, 55 , 57 , 67 , 73, 85, 129, 143 Possessives 3, 19, 27, 35, 51 , 55 , 63 , 69 , 79, 91, 95, 103, 1 15, 121, 139, 147 Sight Vocabulary all activity pages Summarizing 21, 31, 41, 51 , 59 , 83, 95, 1 05, ... 73, 95, 123, 1 45 Context Clues 29, 37, 45, 65 , 75, 95, 1 05, 1 25, 141, 151 Drawing Conclusions 7, 11, 17, 25, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 53 , 57 , 59 , 61 , 67 , 73, 77, 79, 87, 89, 91, 93, 97, 99, 101, 1 05, ... 21, 43, 75, 95, 103 Complex Word Families 25, 41, 59 , 137 Predicting Outcomes 5, 19, 21, 25, 37, 43, 55 , 61 , 65 , 71, 91, 99, 109, 123, 137 Compound Words 3, 7, 13, 21, 37, 49, 55 , 57 , 67 , 77,...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 14:39

... reward yourself for a job well done! Lesson 15 2 65 8th_GRD_2 25_ 266 .qxd:Layout 8/11/09 3:33 PM Page 266 8th_GRD_ 267 _292.qxd:Layout 8/11/09 3:34 PM Page 267 Posttest C ongratulations! You’ve finished ... 33 c 15 14 b 12 34 a 12, 17 15 a 15, 20 35 d 14 16 d 15 36 b 17 b 14, 15 37 b 7, 9, 12, 18 18 a 17, 20 38 d 13, 17 19 c 14, 17 39 a 15 20 c 40 c 15 282 8th_GRD_ 267 _292.qxd:Layout 8/11/09 3:34 ... 267 8th_GRD_ 267 _292.qxd:Layout 8/11/09 3:34 PM Page 268 8th_GRD_ 267 _292.qxd:Layout 8/11/09 3:34 PM Page 269 –LEARNINGEXPRESS ANSWER SHEET – 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 13:20

... price? 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 19 05 Which store charges the most for mustard? _ 163 0 16 35 164 0 16 45 1 65 0 1 65 5 1000 50 0 50 0 1000 150 0 BCE BCE CE CE CE CE _ How ... Sodium 150 mg Carbohydrate 17 g Fiber g 210 BUY LARGE Dish soap $2.22 $4.13 $3 .57 Corn chips NUTRITION FACTS PRODUCT PACK-SAVE FLYERS 1 .62 1.80 2. 85 Deli turkey 4.99 4.19 5. 75 Mustard 2. 25 2 .58 2.10 ... section, plus the skills you’ve learned throughout the book 2 25 8th_GRD_2 25_ 266 .qxd:Layout 8/11/09 3:33 PM Page 2 26 L E S S O N 8th_GRD_2 25_ 266 .qxd:Layout 8/11/09 3:33 PM Page 227 27 PREWRITING L E...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 13:20

... the questions that follow Midland Community College Enrollment 350 3 25 Enrolled Students 300 2 75 250 2 25 200 2002 2003 2004 20 05 20 06 2007 2008 Full-time Students Part-time Students Questions In ... movies and games? a $20 b $ 25 c $30 What is the total amount that Amy spent? a $ 45 b $50 c $ 65 How much did all three students spend on clothing? a $70 b $80 c $ 85 What did Dan spend the majority ... might start at 50 million if there are always at least 50 million people in the data A graph that tracks monthly expenses might show 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 on the y-axis, an interval of $5 This makes...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 13:20