Understanding year 8 comprehension : excellent for all students, teachers, coaches and parents
Horsfield, Alan2016
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This title was written for school students engaged in reading comprehension tests, external tests including NAPLAN, PAT, ACER, AusVELS and ISA, as well as other State based tests such as selective and scholarship tests, and school class based tests. It includes: 40 test passages, a diverse variety of text types and questions, narratives, poems, reports, songs, recounts and descriptions, plus 8 associated comprehension questions relating to each test passage. Literacy explanations are included throughout the book with answers and quick solutions.
Main title:
Understanding year 8 comprehension : excellent for all students, teachers, coaches and parents / by Alan Horsfield ; Elaine Horsfield.
Author:
Horsfield, AlanHorsfield, Elaine, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
Seven Hills, NSW : Five Senses Education, 2016.
Collation:
88 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Series title:
Audience:
Interest grade level: Secondary.
Contents:
Introduction: Acknowledgments -- Availability of books by the same editor & publisher -- Understanding Year 8 English testing -- How to use this book effectively -- Test sources -- A brief summary of some question formats -- A practice test -- 40 comprehension tests: These tests include narratives, poems, procedures, recounts, explanations, descriptions, reviews and reports. At theend of each test there is also a valuable and well explained literacy tip -- Answers: Reading comprehension tests -- Answers: Literacy tip exercises.
ISBN:
9781760321659 (paperback)
Dewey class:
372.47
Language:
English
Subject:
English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Problems, exercises, etcReading comprehension -- Problems, exercises, etcReading (Secondary) -- Problems, exercises, etcReading educationNAPLAN (Achievement tests) -- Problems, exercises, etcStudy skillsExaminations -- Study guidesReading ability testing
BRN:
340842
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 372.47 UND | Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 372.47 UND | Available |