This workbook focuses on developing a thorough understanding of nonfiction texts. The book contains a wide range of nonfiction 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 nonfiction reading tasks on the SOL Reading tests.
Focuses on Understanding and Analyzing Nonfiction Texts
- Includes 18 practice sets containing a wide range of texts
- Includes science and history articles, reviews, interviews, speeches, flyers, advertisements, biographies, opinion pieces, and how-to articles
- 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 nonfiction texts section of Virginia's English Standards of Learning (SOL)
- 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 SOL Reading Assessments
- Provides experience with a wide range of nonfiction 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 texts