FLORIDA TEST PREP Reading Skills Workbook Literary Texts Grade 4

Book excerpt: The Florida standards divide reading skills into two areas: reading literature and reading informational texts. This workbook focuses specifically on literary texts. The book contains a wide range of literary passages organized by type. Each passage is followed by a complete full-length question set. This workbook will ensure that students have strong reading comprehension skills and can respond to challenging passages. Students will also be fully prepared for the literary reading tasks on the FSA English Language Arts tests. Focuses on Understanding and Analyzing Literary Texts - Includes 16 practice sets containing a wide range of literary texts - Includes myths, legends, poetry, plays, historical fiction, personal narratives, and more - Each passage is followed by a full set of 15 questions with a range of formats - Complete reading comprehension question sets provide extensive practice responding to and analyzing texts Advanced Skill Development - Covers all the skills listed in the Reading Literature section of the Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) - Provides focused practice with a wide range of passage types - Challenging passages build strong reading comprehension skills - Encourages close reading and using evidence from texts - Provides experience with a wide range of question types Preparation for the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) - Provides experience with a wide range of literary text types - Develops the student's ability to respond to and analyze challenging texts - Ensures that students are able to use close reading skills and analyze texts critically - Gives students experience with multiple choice, multi-select, open response, graphic organizer, and technology-enhanced questions - Includes practice writing short answers and essays based on literary texts