Download or read book Arizona Test Prep Reading Skills Workbook Informational Texts Grade 5: Preparation for the Azmerit Ela Assessments written by A. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arizona's English Language Arts Standards divide reading skills into two areas: reading literary texts and reading informational texts. This workbook focuses specifically on informational texts. The book contains a wide range of informational 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 informational reading tasks on the AzMERIT ELA tests. Focuses on Understanding and Analyzing Informational Texts - Includes 18 practice sets containing a wide range of informational 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 Informational Texts section of Arizona's English Language Arts Standards - Provides focused practice with a wide range of passage types - Challenging passages build strong reading comprehension skills - Complex passages include features like charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, quotations, sidebars, and photographs - Provides experience with a wide range of question types Preparation for the AzMERIT ELA Assessments - Provides experience with a wide range of informational text types - Develops the student's ability to respond to and analyze challenging texts - Ensures that students are able to analyze complex text features - 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 informational texts