This volume of Ready-to-Use Reading Proficiency Lessons & Activities gives classroom teachers and reading specialists a dynamic and progressive way to meet curriculum standards and competencies at the tenth-grade level. It provides stimulating and effective ways to help students master basic reading and language content, and prepare to demonstrate their knowledge at the appropriate level.

Gary Robert Muschla (B.A. and M.A.T., Trenton State College) taught reading and writing for more than 25 years at Appleby School in Spotswood, New Jersey. He is the author of several practical resources for teachers, including The Writing Teacher's Book of Lists (1991), Writing Workshop Survival Kit (1993), English Teachers Great Books Activities Kit (1994), Reading Workshop Survival Kit (1997), Ready-to-Use Reading Proficiency Lessons and Activities, 4th Grade Level (2002), and Ready-to-Use Reading Proficiency Lessons and Activities, 8th Grade Level (2002), all published by Jossey-Bass.

About Reading and Language Arts Instruction	p. vi
How to Use This Resource	p. vii
Analogies	p. 1
Teaching Suggestions for the Worksheets	p. 2
Answer Key for Section 1	p. 5
Strategies for Solving Analogies	p. 7
Common Types of Analogies	p. 8
Identifying Relationships	p. 9
Identifying Relationships II	p. 11
Finding Analogous Relationships	p. 13
Finding Analogous Relationships II	p. 15
Completing Analogies	p. 17
Completing Analogies II	p. 18
Completing Analogies III	p. 19
Solving Analogies	p. 20
Solving Analogies II	p. 22
Solving Analogies III	p. 24
Analogies Practice Test	p. 28
Analogies Practice Test: Answer Sheet	p. 30
Analogies Practice Test: Key	p. 31
Vocabulary	p. 33
Teaching Suggestions for the Worksheets	p. 35
Answer Key for Section 2	p. 42
Common Prefixes	p. 44
Common Suffixes	p. 45
Homographs	p. 46
Homophones	p. 50
Easily Confused Words	p. 56
Idioms	p. 59
Ways to Build Your Vocabulary	p. 61
Words to Know	p. 62
Finding Prefixes	p. 69
Finding Suffixes	p. 70
Finding Synonyms	p. 71
Finding Synonyms II	p. 73
Finding Antonyms	p. 74
Finding Antonyms II	p. 76
Identifying Homographs	p. 77
Identifying Homophones	p. 78
Identifying Homophones II	p. 80
Identifying Homophones III	p. 82
Understanding Easily Confused Words	p. 84
Understanding Easily Confused Words II	p. 86
Interpreting Idioms	p. 88
Words with Multiple Meanings	p. 90
Words with Multiple Meanings II	p. 92
Finding the Correct Word	p. 94
Finding the Correct Word II	p. 96
Finding the Correct Words	p. 98
Finding the Correct Words II	p. 100
Finding the Correct Words III	p. 102
Vocabulary Practice Test I	p. 106
Vocabulary Practice Test II	p. 108
Vocabulary Practice Test III	p. 110
Vocabulary Practice Tests: Answer Sheets	p. 112
Vocabulary Practice Tests: Keys	p. 115
Reading Comprehension	p. 119
Teaching Suggestions for the Worksheets	p. 122
Answer Key for Section 3	p. 132
Traits of Good Readers	p. 136
Guidelines for Reading Journals	p. 137
The SQ3R System for Reading	p. 138
Guidelines for Greater Comprehension	p. 139
Story Elements	p. 140
Breaking Down a Story into Parts	p. 141
Understanding Characterization	p. 142
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions	p. 144
Finding Main Ideas and Details	p. 146
Understanding Context Clues	p. 149
Understanding Comparison and Contrast	p. 151
Making Predictions	p. 152
Understanding Fact and Opinion	p. 155
Recognizing Propaganda	p. 157
Understanding an Author's Purpose	p. 159
Identifying Story Elements	p. 160
Identifying Figurative Language	p. 163
Summarizing	p. 165
Developing Skill in Paraphrasing	p. 167
Determining Reference Sources	p. 168
Please Don't Say No (Realistic Fiction)	p. 170
The Big Move (Science Fiction)	p. 173
The Need for Water Conservation (Persuasive Essay)	p. 176
Living Within a Budget (Informational Article)	p. 179
Strange Creature Sighted Near Misty Lake (Newspaper Article)	p. 182
Mary Eliza Church Terrell (Biographical Sketch)	p. 185
The Verdict on Global Warming (Science Article)	p. 187
Creation Myth of Nauru (Myth)	p. 191
Regards to Broadway (A Review)	p. 193
Why Carterville Needs a New High School (Speech)	p. 196
A Retelling of Febold Feboldson Busting a Drought (Tall Tale)	p. 199
Holiday Ambrosia (Recipe)	p. 202
A Starry Night: The Sophomore Spring Dance (Announcement)	p. 204
The Days That Were (Memoir)	p. 206
You Got the Job (Interpreting a Letter)	p. 208
Recording a Greeting on a Telephone Answering Machine (Reading Directions)	p. 211
Planning a Vacation (Interpreting Information)	p. 213
Finding a Summer Job (Interpreting a Classified Advertisement)	p. 217
Reading Comprehension Practice Test I	p. 220
Reading Comprehension Practice Test II	p. 225
Reading Comprehension Practice Test III	p. 229
Reading Comprehension Practice Tests: Answer Sheets	p. 233
Reading Comprehension Practice Tests: Keys	p. 236
Language Mechanics and Word Usage	p. 239
Teaching Suggestions for the Worksheets	p. 241
Answer Key for Section 4	p. 248
Rules for Using End Marks	p. 253
Rules for Using Commas	p. 254
Rules for Using Colons and Semicolons	p. 256
Rules for Using Apostrophes	p. 257
Rules for Using Quotation Marks and Underlining (Italics)	p. 258
Rules for Using Parentheses, Dashes, and Hyphens	p. 259
A Proofreader's Checklist	p. 260
Rules for Capitalization	p. 261
Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons	p. 263
Common and Proper Nouns	p. 264
Singular and Plural Nouns	p. 265
Possessive Nouns	p. 266
Regular and Irregular Verbs	p. 267
Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases	p. 270
Verb Tenses	p. 271
Subjective Case and Objective Case Pronouns	p. 272
Possessive Pronouns	p. 273
Indefinite Pronouns	p. 274
Who, Whom, Whose, and Who's	p. 275
Negative Words and Double Negatives	p. 276
Business Letter Model	p. 277
Using Capitalization and Punctuation Correctly	p. 278
Using Capitalization and Punctuation Correctly II	p. 280
Using Capitalization and Punctuation Correctly III	p. 282
Finding Simple Subjects and Predicates	p. 284
Finding Compound Subjects and Predicates	p. 285
Understanding Irregular Verbs	p. 286
Understanding Irregular Verbs II	p. 287
Subject and Predicate Agreement	p. 288
Subject and Predicate Agreement II	p. 289
Understanding Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns	p. 290
Understanding Pronouns and Antecedents	p. 291
Understanding Indefinite Pronouns and Agreement with Verbs	p. 293
Using Who, Whom, Whose, and Who's Correctly	p. 294
Correcting Fragments and Run-ons	p. 295
Correcting Double Negatives	p. 297
Using Comparisons of Modifiers Correctly	p. 298
Proofreading	p. 299
Proofreading II	p. 300
Proofreading III	p. 301
Proofreading IV	p. 302
Language Mechanics and Word Usage Practice Test I	p. 304
Language Mechanics and Word Usage Practice Test II	p. 306
Language Mechanics and Word Usage Practice Tests: Answer Sheets	p. 309
Language Mechanics and Word Usage Practice Tests: Keys	p. 311
Language Expression	p. 313
Teaching Suggestions for the Worksheets	p. 314
Answer Key for Section 5	p. 319
A Proofreading Guide for Language Expression	p. 322
Steps to Clear Expression	p. 323
Cluttered Phrases	p. 324
Expressing Ideas Clearly	p. 325
Expressing Ideas Clearly II	p. 327
Organizing Sentences	p. 329
Organizing Sentences II	p. 331
Organizing Sentences III	p. 333
Combining Sentences	p. 335
Combining Sentences II	p. 337
Understanding Topic Sentences	p. 339
Understanding Topic Sentences II	p. 341
Understanding Paragraphs	p. 343
Understanding Paragraphs II	p. 344
Completing Paragraphs	p. 345
Completing Paragraphs II	p. 346
Understanding Supporting Details	p. 347
Understanding Supporting Details II	p. 349
Organizing Paragraphs	p. 351
Organizing Paragraphs II	p. 352
Organizing Paragraphs III	p. 353
Language Expression Practice Test I	p. 356
Language Expression Practice Test II	p. 358
Language Expression Practice Tests: Answer Sheets	p. 362
Language Expression Practice Tests: Keys	p. 364
Preparing Your Students for Standardized Proficiency Tests	p. 367
What Parents Need to Know about Standardized Tests	p. 367
The Uses of Standardized Tests	p. 368
Test Terms	p. 369
Common Types of Standardized Tests	p. 372
Preparing Your Child for Standardized Tests	p. 374
Cover Letter to Parents Announcing Standardized Tests	p. 375
What Students Need to Know about Standardized Tests	p. 376
Test-taking Tips for Students	p. 377
Test Words You Should Know	p. 378
Creating a Positive Test-taking Environment	p. 379
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