Download or read book Arizona Test Prep Azmerit Practice Book English Language Arts Grade 5 written by Test Master Press Arizona and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preparation for the 2015-2016 AzMERIT Assessments! This practice book will prepare students for the AzMERIT English Language Arts assessments. It will develop all the skills that students need and provide ongoing practice with the types of questions and tasks found on the real assessments. Just like the real assessments, it includes tasks covering reading, writing, listening, and editing. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous AzMERIT assessments - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Developed to Match the AzMERIT Assessments - Covers all the skills assessed on the AzMERIT assessments - Includes sets covering reading, writing, listening, and editing - Provides practice completing multiple-choice, constructed-response, and technology-enhanced questions - Contains writing tasks for informational essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - More rigorous questions prepare students for the higher difficulty of the new assessments - Strong focus on key features including close reading, using evidence from text, and analyzing and evaluating texts - Full answer key lists the skill assessed by each question Key Benefits of this Book - Builds confidence by helping students prepare before taking the real tests - Develops all the English Language Arts skills that students need - Provides experience answering all types of questions and completing all types of tasks - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Detailed answer key allows for student work to be reviewed and improved on