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
drawing conclusions/making inferences
context clues
ideas and opinions as personal responses to reading
Paperback. 48 pages. Reproducible.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Meeting Standards and Benchmarks
How to Use this Book
Achievement Graph
Practice Passages
A Battle Against Germs
Volatile Volcanoes
Science Passages
The Father of Genetics
Why Do Animals Act the Way They Do?
The Water Cycle
Your Remarkable Body
Sun Storms
Diamonds: The Gems from Deep in the Earth
Geography Passages
Brrr! The Ice Ages
Look Out for Lightning!
Fire Fuels the Cycle of Life
The Census Counts
Terrifying Tsunamis
Lake Erie's Struggle to Survive
History Passages
The California Gold Rush
The Battle of Midway
The Berlin Wall
Let There Be Light!
Satellites
Mexico: Past and Present
Answer Key
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