Microscopes - Reading Comprehension Article - Grade 8 and Up
A nonfiction reading article on the history and working principles of microscopes, written at a grade 8+ reading level, for reading comprehension practice.
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A nonfiction reading article on the history and working principles of microscopes, written at a grade 8+ reading level, for reading comprehension practice.
Gives ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about Helsinki, Finland, its history and character as a Nordic capital city, including a quoted visitor from the UK, paired with comprehension, vocabulary and true/false questions and follow-up writing prompts, to build reading comprehension and written English production.
Gives ESL/EFL teen learners a reading-comprehension and essay-writing practice activity built around an informational passage on the US presidency and presidential elections.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing-skills worksheet built around a nonfiction passage about nail art (history and evolution as an art form), used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and extended writing practice for teen English learners.
Reading comprehension and vocabulary-in-context practice through a set of short grade-2 stories/informational texts aligned to Reading Street Unit 4.
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Provides a full ELPAC-style Grade 4 English Language Proficiency practice test (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) with an answer key/scoring guide and a teacher's guide, to prepare English learners for California's state English language proficiency assessment; the listing itself brands the product as a 'CAASPP English Proficiency' test.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice for secondary students, built around a nonfiction feature article about the history of coding and its place in education.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice for secondary students, built around a nonfiction feature article about the history and cultural variations of burgers.
A reading passage and comprehension activity teaching Newton's three laws of motion (inertia, force/mass/acceleration, action-reaction).
A full-length practice assessment (with teacher's guide and answer key) that mirrors the Texas STAAR Grade 5 Reading Language Arts (RLA) exam, used to prepare students for the real test.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice for secondary students, built around a nonfiction feature article about the city of Boston (geography, history, culture, food).
Gives ESL/EFL teen learners a reading-comprehension and essay-writing practice activity built around a biographical passage on climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Provides a full ELPAC-style Grade 3 English Language Proficiency practice test (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) with an answer key/scoring guide and a teacher's guide, to prepare English learners for California's state English language proficiency assessment; the listing itself brands the product as a 'CAASPP English Proficiency' test.
A one-page nonfiction reading passage about after-school clubs, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false questions and one or more opinion/argumentative essay writing prompts, for ESL/EFL reading and writing practice.
Gives ESL/EFL teen learners a reading-comprehension and essay-writing practice activity built around an informational passage on Sherlock Holmes and his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice for secondary students, built around a nonfiction feature article about the city of Chicago (geography, history, culture, food).
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice for secondary students, built around a nonfiction feature article about the history and culture of bubble tea.
Gives ESL/EFL teen learners a reading-comprehension and essay-writing practice activity built around an informational passage on L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation.
Gives ESL/EFL teen learners a reading-comprehension and essay-writing practice activity built around an informational passage on what cryptocurrency is and how it differs from traditional money.
Gives ESL/EFL teen learners a reading-comprehension and essay-writing practice activity built around an informational passage on forms of discrimination (including sexism and racism) and strategies to fight it.
An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing-activity worksheet built around a single nonfiction passage about illusionism/stage magic (history, famous magicians, magic tricks), used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and English writing skills.
A Common Core-aligned assessment and answer key for ELA standard RI.5.4 (Reading: Informational Text, Grade 5). The answer key's expected response for the RI.5.4 Assessment states: "Responses may vary but should include various academic and domain-specific words and phrases and the meanings based on text clues."
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing-skills worksheet built around a nonfiction passage about lapel pins (history, styles and pin collecting/trading culture), used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and extended writing practice for teen English learners.