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Authors: The Staff of REA, Research & Education Association
ISBN-13: 9780738600970, ISBN-10: 0738600970
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Research & Education Association
Date Published: December 2005
Edition: First

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Author Biography: The Staff of REA

Book Synopsis

REA … Real review, Real practice, Real results.
 
REA's Texas Grade 8 TAKS Reading & Writing Study Guide!
Fully aligned with the objectives adopted by the Texas Educaiton Agency
 
Are you prepared to excel on this state high-stakes assessment exam? 
* Take the diagnostic Pretest and 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 reading, literary analysis, and vocabulary to reinforce key English language lessons
* 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 a full-length practice Posttest
* Chart your progress with detailed explanations of each answer
* Boost confidence with test-taking strategies and focused drills
 
Ideal for Classroom, Family, or Solo Test Preparation!
 
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.
 
 

Table of Contents

About Reavii
Acknowledgmentsvii
Succeeding on the Taks-Grade 8 Readingviii
About this Bookviii
How to Use this Bookviii
Why Students are Required to Take the TAKSix
What's on the TAKSx
TAKS Reading Objectivesxi
Tips for the Studentxiii
Tips for Parentsxiv
Pretest1
Pretest Answers19
Lesson 1Vocabulary23
Passage 1The Caddo: Texas's Forest Dwellers25
Passage 2Catching the Butterflies28
Passage 3The Invisible Tree32
Passage 4Get Ready to Battle the Common Cold, the Unbeatable Bug36
Lesson 2Main Idea40
Passage 1The Trail of Tears42
Passage 2Madeleine's Twisty Treat45
Passage 3Mosquitoes: Annoying but Amazing49
Passage 4A Pop-ular Kind of Corn53
Lesson 3Literature57
Passage 1Excerpt from Bleak House60
Passage 2The Bunkhouse63
Passage 3Mr. Salazar66
Passage 4Excerpt from The Secret Garden70
Lesson 4Cause and Effect and Comparison and Contrast75
Passage 1Clueless77
Passage 2The Great Blue Heron80
Passage 3Dragons of Ancient China84
Passage 4Wilson Bentley88
Passage 5The Art of a Snowflake88
Lesson 5Author's Purpose and Point of View93
Passage 1The Frame95
Passage 2How to Set up an Aquarium98
Passage 3Beating Writer's Block102
Passage 4When Camels Came to Texas106
Lesson 6Conclusions and Inferences, Part 1110
Passage 1The Truth about Organ Donation113
Passage 2Excerpt from Hard Times116
Passage 3D.C. Dish119
Passage 4The Loose Law of the Library123
Lesson 7Conclusions and Inferences, Part 2127
Passage 1The "Reality" of Reality Television128
Passage 2The Dead Sea Scrolls131
Passage 3A Costly Lesson134
Passage 4Space Colonization: Too Big a Risk138
Posttest143
Posttest Answers171

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