Scholastic Inc.,2009 - 97 pages.
ISBN-13: 978-0-545-08324-9.
ISBN-10: 0-545-08324-9.
16 Reproducible Passages With Test-Format Questions That Help Students Succeed on Standardized Tests.
Many statewide assessments and standardized tests now feature a greater variety of reading passages and passages of greater length than in the past. It is not uncommon for students to encounter reading passages that are four, five, or even six pages long. In addition to longer passages, many tests now include both multiple-choice and written-response questions, which may be worth 2 to 4 points.
Students are more likely to succeed on tests like these if they experience this kind of challenging comprehension task beforehand. That's the main purpose of this book: to help prepare students for reading and responding to longer reading passages.
How to Use This Book:
This book provides 16 reading passages (both prose and poetry) from Grade 3 to Grade 4 in reading level. The prose ranges from two to four pages in length. Each of the poems is one page long. Each passage has 6 to 10 questions, including both multiple-choice and written-response. You may want to have students work through all of the 16 passages in sequence, or you may use them in any order. For example, you might choose passages that relate to the subject-area content that you are covering in class at a given time.
• For each passage that you choose, make a copy of the passage and the questions for each student.
• Have students read the passage and then answer the questions on the page—by marking the answer circles or writing their answers on the lines provided.
• After students have answered all of the questions, you can score their responses by referring to the answer key at the back of this book.
• You and your students may want to monitor their progress by recording their scores on the Student Scoring Record (page 96).
