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Target Tests and Lessons that Teach Reading Comprehension

Comprehension is the understanding of what you read. Comprehension can be improved by targeting specific skills but practice is the most important tool. Below is a list of reading tests and lessons that teach these skills and provide practice. To view a placement test, click its letter. To view a lesson worksheet, click its number. Each lesson is taught on three pages and answer pages follow. At the top of each lesson is a box with navigation worms. Click the next worm to go to the next page. Click the index worm to return to this index. Print tests and lessons using your browser's print function. For hints on using this site, click the next worm at the top of this page.

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Grade 1
Test A
Test B

   1   2   3   4   5   6   7 Main Ideas, Sequence of Events
  8   9 10 11


Key Word, Speaker, Feelings, Reacting  
12 13 14 15


Compare, Contrast, Conclude, Inference

Grade 2
Test C
Test D

 16 17 18 19


Supporting Ideas, Titles, Sequence of Events
20 21 22 23 24

Key Word, Speaker, Tone, Feeling, Reacting  
25 26 27 28


Compare, Cause & Effect, Conclude, Inference  
29 30




Figures of Speech, Riddles & Word Puzzles

Grade 3
Test E
Test F

 31 32 33 34


Main Ideas, Sequence, Key Words, Sentences  
35 36 37 38


Identify Speaker, True or False, Tone, Feeling
39 40 41



Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect, Conclusions
42 43




Riddles, Recognizing Absurdities

Grade 4
Test G
Test H

 44 45 46 47 48

Main Ideas, Titles, Key Words, Paragraphs
49 50 51



Interpreting Tone, Feeling, Reacting Personally
52 53 54 55


Author's Intent, Comparison, Absurdities, Fables  


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