After reading brief nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
The activities target standards in these areas:
main idea
making predictions
drawing conclusions/making inferences
stating opinions and offering supporting details
Paperback. 48 pages. Reproducible.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Meeting Standards and Benchmarks
How to Use this Book
Achievement Graph
Practice Passages
When the Earth Shakes
Your Genes
Science Passages
Making Energy from the Moon
Ocean Dwellers Disappearing
Fossils Tell Us About the Past
Gravity: The Invisible Force
We Live on a Giant Magnet
Animal Adaptations
Geography Passages
The Birds that Swim Instead of Fly
Dry as a Desert
The Water Below Us
Turning Plastic Bottles into Benches
The Dust Bowl
The Great Barrier Reef
History Passages
America's First Nurse
The Man Who Gave the First Shot
A "Female" Moses
The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge
Horses Helped Humans
Algonquin Native Americans
Answer Key
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