... to the passage, Government recognition for Labor Day was first
achieved in
(a) 188 2
(b) 188 4
(c) 188 5
(d) 188 7
35. The word “secure” in line 14 is closest in meaning to
(a) gain
(b) implement
(c) ... during 188 5 and
188 6, leading to a movement to secure State legislation. The first bill was introduced into
the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon in 188 7.
During ... 14.d 15.b 16.b 17.d 18. c 19.d 20.a
21.d 22.a 23.d 24.d 25.a 26.b 27.c 28. c 29.d 30.a
31.b 32.c 33.b 34.c 35.a 36.b 37.d 38. d 39.c 40.a
41.d 42.b 43.d 44.c 45.b 46.b 47.b 48. c 49.b 50.b
(a) revolutionary...
... Most children learn their first languages easily.
Reading 38
. Read the passage and answer the questions.
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is ... straight b. close c. stiff d. tight
8. a. slim b. overweight c. thin d. enormous
9. a. of cotton b. in cotton c. cotton d. cottoned
10. a. warm b. cold c. hot d. cool
Reading 16
. Read the following ... sportmanship. People carried a torch to the high tower and its flame would
burn there (10) the games.
Reading 18
. Complete the following passage with a suitable word chosen from the box.
students suit...
... 2.d 3.b 4.c 5.a 6.c 7.c 8. d 9.d 10.b
11.a 12.c 13.c 14.a 15.d 16.d 17.a 18. c 19.b 20.d
21.a 22.d 23.c 24.a 25.c 26.b 27.b 28. d 29.a 30.b
31.a 32.c 33.b 34.a 35.c 36.d 37.b 38. c 39.b 40.a
41.c 42.a ... million.
By 181 5, the population of the United States was 8. 4 million. Over the next 100
years, the country took in about 35 million immigrants, with the greatest numbers coming
in the late 180 0s and ... 1924
(b) during the 1900s immigrants numbered 1 percent of the total population
Section Three: ReadingComprehension (3)
Questions 1-11
Jazz has been called “the art of expression set to music”,...
... paragraph.
–8TH GRADEREADINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS–
8TH GRADE
READING COMPREHENSION
SUCCESS
Elizabeth Chesla
L EARNINGE XPRESS S KILL B UILDERS
New York
LESSON 1 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders
10
8TH ... 19
8 b 3 28 d 11, 16
9 a 4 29 d 8, 19
10 c 2 30 b 11
11 c 8 31 a 19
12 b 11 32 c 12
13 d 3 33 b 12, 13
14 b 1, 6 34 a 14
15 c 11, 16 35 a 17, 19
16 a 1, 4 36 d 19
17 c 1, 4 37 d 19
18 c 1, 4 38 ... money to replace it.”
–8TH GRADEREADINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS–
LESSON 2 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders
12
JUST WHAT ISAMAIN IDEA,ANYWAY?
One of the most common questions on reading com-
prehension...
... Right
Base 0.29 0. 28 84 0. 28 85
Stem 0.29 0.29 86 0. 28 84
Name 0.33 0.31 92 0.31 93
NameStem 0.33 0.32 97 !0.31 92
NameHum 0.33 0.32 96 0.32 95
NameHumStem 0.34 0.33 98 0.31 94
FiltProNameStem ...
Jefferson. The current system uses a very
simplistic pronoun resolution system which
3 28
Deep Read: A ReadingComprehension System
Lynette Hirschman ã Marc Light ã Eric Breck ã John D. Burger ... automated readingcomprehension system that
accepts arbitrary text input (a story) and answers
questions about it. We have acquired a corpus of 60
development and 60 test stories of 3 rd to 6 th grade...
... obvious, not hidden.
By the time our staff meeting ended at 8: 00, I was
ravenous. I had skipped lunch and hadn’t eaten since
breakfast.
8. Ravenous means
a. like a raven, bird-like.
b. extremely ... musical
tradition did Robert Johnson emerge?
a. rock and roll
b. jazz
c. blues
8. Johnson died in
a. 1927.
b. 19 38.
c. 1929.
9. True or False: Johnson influenced many rock
artists, including Led ... 2
Question 6 Lesson 4
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Answers
7. c. See the first and second sentences. The next-to-
last sentence also provides this information.
8. b. See the sixth sentence.
9. True. See...
... improve your overall reading
comprehension so you’ll begin to understand more
of what you read. In addition, reading more will
improve your vocabulary and increase your reading
speed.
Example: ... Read More Often
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It will improve your vocabulary.
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It will improve your reading comprehension.
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It will increase your reading speed.
■
It will broaden your understanding of yourself and
others.
■
It ... CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER–
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Example: Most to Least Important
There are many benefits to reading more often. First
and foremost, reading more will broaden your
understanding of yourself and of other people....
... merely refer to an anonymous they, influence how
readers understand what the writer has written.
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89
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Language
and Style
I
n most of the passages you have read so far, the author’s ideas and intentions ... and then answer the
questions that follow.
– BEING STRUCTURALLY SOUND: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER–
83
When Writers Use
Second Person
When is you an appropriate pronoun? What effect does
it create ... increasing importance
or decreasing importance.
– BEING STRUCTURALLY SOUND: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER–
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Look again at the passages you read in Lessons 1–5. What structures do you notice at work in...