Roadmap to 5th Grade Reading, Virginia Edition

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This book develops the English and reading comprehension skills of fifth-graders. It builds skills that will help them succeed in school and on the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments.

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Our experts at The Princeton Review have analyzed the Virginia SOL English: Reading/Literature and Research Assessment, and this book provides the most up-to-date, thoroughly researched practice possible. We break down the test into individual skills to familiarize students with the test’s structure, while increasing their overall skill level.

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Table of Contents

Roadmap to Grade 5 Reading: Virginia Edition TOC

Parent/Teacher Introduction1
Student Introduction3
Progress Chart 8
Mile by Mile11
Mile 1: Before Reading12
Mile 2: Why Do People Read?16
Mile 3: Finding the Main Idea20
Mile 4: Finding Supporting Ideas24
Mile 5: Answering Multiple-Choice Questions26
Map Check 128
Mile 6:Answering Questions about Details34
Mile 7: Learning Vocabulary in Context38
Mile 8: Prefixes and Suffixes40
Map Check 242
Mile 9: Making Predictions48
Mile 10: Drawing Conclusions52
Mile 11: Drawing Conclusions about an Author’s Purpose56
Map Check 360
Mile 12: Plot, Setting, Characters, Theme66
Mile 13: Getting Inside a Character’s Head68
Map Check 472
Mile 14: Metaphor, Simile, and Personification78
Mile 15: Mood82
Mile 16: Elements of Poetry84
Map Check 586
Mile 17: Using Charts with Stories92
Mile 18: Using Charts with Facts94
Mile 19: Reading Graphs96
Mile 20: Reading Maps98
Map Check 6100
Mile 21: Looking Closely at the Text106
Mile 22: Making Comparisons108
Mile 23: Finding Out More112
Map Check 7114
Practice Tests121
Practice Test 1123
Practice Test 2
Mile Answers171
Practice Test Answers and Explanations
Practice Test 1 Answers and Explanations
Practice Test 2 Answers and Explanations
Cool Books for Cool Readers 214