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Language Arts, Reading Pretest
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PART I: CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, READING CHAPTER 1: Comprehension- Identifying the Main Idea
- Recognizing Supporting Details
- Understanding a Word in Context
- Chapter Review
CHAPTER 2: Application- Making Applications
- Chapter Review
CHAPTER 3: Analysis- Making Inferences
- Interpreting Figurative Language
- Style
- Structure
- Chapter Review
CHAPTER 4: Synthesis- Interpreting How a Passage Is Organized
- Interpreting the Overall Tone, Point of View, or Purpose of a Passage
- Linking Elements of a Passage
- Integrating Information from Outside a Passage with Information from Within the Passage
- Chapter Review
PART II: UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE ARTS, READING CHAPTER 5: Nonfiction Prose- Reading to Understand Nonfiction
- Informational Nonfiction
- Business-Related Documents
- Literary Nonfiction
- Visual Communication
- Chapter Review
CHAPTER 6: Prose Fiction- Setting
- Plot
- Point of View
- Characterization
- Figurative Language
- Theme
- Chapter Review
CHAPTER 7: Poetry- Characteristics of Poetry
- Suggestions for Reading Poetry
- Understanding the Language of Poetry
- Figurative Language
- The Subjects of Poetry
- Chapter Review
CHAPTER 8: Drama- Comparing Drama and Prose
- Recognizing the Parts of a Script
- Story Elements of Drama
- Characters: Performers of Drama
- Reading a Complete Scene from a Play
- Chapter Review
Language Arts, Reading Posttest
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Language Arts, Reading Practice Test
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