NEW JERSEY TEST PREP English Language Arts Reading Workbook Grade 5: Preparation for the PARCC Assessments

This updated 2017-2018 edition includes more informational texts with a wider variety of formats!

This workbook will develop the reading comprehension skills that New Jersey students need, while preparing students for the state tests. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing reading comprehension practice, while being focused on developing the reading skills assessed on the PARCC tests.

Skill Development Made Simple

- Provides 48 passages with questions divided into convenient sets

- Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions

- Develops and builds on all the reading comprehension skills needed

- Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year

Full Coverage of the New Jersey Learning Standards

- Covers all the reading skills that students need

- Includes sets for literature, sets for informational texts, and mixed sets

- Includes paired literary texts and paired informational texts

- Updated edition includes a wider variety of informational texts including advertisements, flyers, reviews, and instructional texts

- Additional exercises introduce and develop essential reading skills

- Full answer key lists the specific skill covered by each question

Helps Students Prepare for the PARCC English Language Arts Assessments

- Covers the reading skills that are tested on the PARCC assessments

- Strong skill development prepares students for more rigorous assessments

- Students gain experience understanding, analyzing, and responding to passages

- Provides practice completing selected-response and constructed-response questions

Key Benefits of this Workbook

- Short passages and question sets build confidence

- Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills

- Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice

- Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns

- Provides experience with a range of passage types

- Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments