Strategies for Test-taking Success: Reading

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• ISBN13: 9781413009248
• ISBN10: 1413009247
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-02
• Publisher: CENGAGE ELT

Summary

Strategies for Test Taking Success: Reading will be sold as a "reteach and reassess" book to help students who need more practice and assessment by focusing on specific target skills. It may also serve as a reading test-preparation book for students who are new to taking reading tests.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Reading Pretest	p. 1
Make a Long-Term Study Plan	p. 11
Learn about Question Types and General Test-Taking Strategies	p. 13
Build Comprehension Skills	p. 21
Understand Main Idea and Supporting Details	p. 21
Recognize Sequence and Chronology	p. 25
Compare and Contrast	p. 28
Use Graphic Aids	p. 30
Chapter 2 Review Test	p. 33
Build Higher-Order Reading Skills	p. 39
Understand Cause and Effect	p. 39
Make Inferences	p. 42
Distinguish Fact from Opinion	p. 46
Summarize and Paraphrase	p. 49
Chapter 3 Review Test	p. 51
Build Literary Skills	p. 61
Recognize Figurative Language	p. 61
Analyze Characters and Recognize Point of View	p. 64
Recognize Setting, Plot, and Problem Resolution	p. 67
Recognize Mood, Foreshadowing, Flashback, and Imagery	p. 70
Identify Theme and Author's Purpose	p. 75
Chapter 4 Review Test	p. 79
Build Vocabulary Skills	p. 87
Make Analogies	p. 87
Figure Out Words in Context	p. 93
Analyze Compound Words and Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes	p. 96
Distinguish Denotative and Connotative Meaning and Recognize Synonyms and Antonyms	p. 100
Identify Multiple-Meaning Words and Words Often Confused	p. 103
Use Content Vocabulary: Science, Social Studies, Math, and Technology	p. 108
Chapter 5 Review Test	p. 113
Put It All Together	p. 119
Learn to Read a Passage Fast and Carefully	p. 119
Cumulative Practice Test 1	p. 127
Cumulative Practice Test 2	p. 143
Get the Best Score	p. 161
Glossary	p. 163
Glosario (Spanish Glossary)	p. 165
Index	p. 167
Reproducible Answer Grid	p. 168
Answers and Explanations	p. 169
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