New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment: Language Arts » (STUDENT)

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REA's New Jersey HSPA Language Arts Study Guide!
Fully aligned with the benchmarks of the N.J. State Dept. of Education
 
Are you prepared to excel on this state high-stakes assessment exam? 
* Passing the exam is required to receive a high school diploma
* Find out what you know and what you should know
* Use REA's advice and tips to ready yourself for proper study and practice
 
Sharpen your knowledge and skills
* The book's full subject review refreshes knowledge and covers all topics on the official exam, including all necessary reading and writing skills
* Smart and friendly lessons reinforce necessary skills
* Key tutorials enhance specific abilities needed on the test
* Targeted drills increase comprehension and help organize study
* Color icons and graphics highlight important concepts and tasks
 
Practice for real
* Create the closest experience to test-day conditions with two full-length practice tests
* Chart your progress with detailed explanations of each answer
* Boost confidence with test-taking strategies and focused drills
 
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REA has helped generations of students study smart and excel on the important tests. REA’s study guides for state-required exams are teacher-recommended and written by experts who have mastered the test.
 
 

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PASSING THE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
  About this Book
  About the Test
  How to Use this Book
  Format of the HSPA Language Arts
  About the Review Sections
  Scoring Your Practice Tests
  Test-Taking Tips
  The Day of the Test

CHAPTER 1 - REVIEW OF READING SKILLS
  Types of Passages
  Types of Questions
  Strategies for the Language Arts Section
  Reading Narrative Text
  Exercise 1: Narrative Passage
  Reading Persuasive Text
  Exercise 2: Persuasive Text
  Answer Key
  Detailed Explanations of Answers

CHAPTER 2 - REVIEW OF WRITING SKILLS
  Why Essays Exist
  Organization
  Essay Writing
  Seven Steps to Prove a Thesis
  The Writing Process
  Composing Your Essay
  Writing Your Essay
  Polishing and Editing Your Essay
  Strategies for the Photo Prompt Story

CHAPTER 3 - REVIEW OF STANDARD WRITTEN ENGLISH
  Section 1: Sentence Fragments
  Section 2: Run-On Sentences
  Section 3: Short Sentences/Wordiness
  Section 4: Misplaced Modifiers
  Section 5: Parallel Structure
  Section 6: Phrases and Clauses
  Section 7: Subject-Verb Agreement
  Section 8: Comparison of Adjectives
  Section 9: Pronouns
  Section 10: Conjunctions
  Section 11: The Comma
  Section 12: The Colon and Semicolon
  Section 13: Quotation Marks
  Section 14: The Apostrophe
  Section 15: Stops
  Section 16: Interjections, Dashes, and Parentheses
  Section 17: Capitalization
  Exercise: Writing Skills
  Writing Exercises Answer Key
 
PRACTICE TEST 1
  Answer Key
  Detailed Explanations of Answers

PRACTICE TEST 2
  Answer Key
  Detailed Explanations of Answers

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