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... paragraph.–8TH GRADEREADINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS– 8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESSElizabeth CheslaL EARNINGE XPRESS S KILL B UILDERSNew York LESSON 1 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders108TH ... 19 8 b 3 28 d 11, 169 a 4 29 d 8, 1910 c 2 30 b 1111 c 8 31 a 1912 b 11 32 c 1213 d 3 33 b 12, 1314 b 1, 6 34 a 1415 c 11, 16 35 a 17, 1916 a 1, 4 36 d 1917 c 1, 4 37 d 19 18 c 1, 4 38 ... money to replace it.”–8TH GRADEREADINGCOMPREHENSION SUCCESS– LESSON 2 ã LearningExpress Skill Builders12JUST WHAT ISAMAIN IDEA,ANYWAY?One of the most common questions on reading com-prehension...
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... obvious, not hidden.By the time our staff meeting ended at 8: 00, I wasravenous. I had skipped lunch and hadn’t eaten sincebreakfast. 8. Ravenous meansa. like a raven, bird-like.b. extremely ... musicaltradition did Robert Johnson emerge?a. rock and rollb. jazzc. blues 8. Johnson died ina. 1927.b. 19 38. c. 1929.9. True or False: Johnson influenced many rockartists, including Led ... 2Question 6 Lesson 4– PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER– 48 Answers7. 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 moreof what you read. In addition, reading more willimprove your vocabulary and increase your reading speed.Example: ... Read More Often■It will improve your vocabulary.■It will improve your reading comprehension. ■It will increase your reading speed.■It will broaden your understanding of yourself andothers.■It ... CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER–54 Example: Most to Least ImportantThere are many benefits to reading more often. Firstand foremost, reading more will broaden yourunderstanding of yourself and of other people....
... merely refer to an anonymous they, influence howreaders understand what the writer has written.11 89 87 Language and StyleIn most of the passages you have read so far, the author’s ideas and intentions ... and then answer thequestions that follow.– BEING STRUCTURALLY SOUND: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER– 83 When Writers Use Second PersonWhen is you an appropriate pronoun? What effect doesit create ... increasing importanceor decreasing importance.– BEING STRUCTURALLY SOUND: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER– 86 ■Look again at the passages you read in Lessons 1–5. What structures do you notice at work in...