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501 Reading Comprehension Questions

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There is nothing wrong with this book but the reading practice inside is of a high school level. I purchsed it to use with my middle school students but gave it to the high school teacher. I think the reading level should be posted with these items so other teachers don't run into the same problem.

I used this book to study for the SAT Verbal. I scored well over 200 points after finishing this book ( from 510 to 760 ) ! As in almost every standardized test, long term planning is the key. This book is very very comprehensive and should be used for the patient and the long term planner. The other SAT verbal books mainly deal with memorizing Vocabulary. However, app. half of the SAT verbal questions and points are Reading Comprehension. Quite often, these SAT books give you a few RC samples and advise an overly generalized method. This book is specifically committed in tackling these specific questions with lots of examples and an emphasis on self-learning. With consistent effort and patience, you will score BIG! The only thing that turned me off about this book is that it can be repetitive and boring. You get pummeled by sooo many actual RC questions that you just get sick of it! But it's worth the effort. Along the way, you will master RC questions and smile!

The problems are worth doing, but the level of difficulty is not that of an SAT. In SAT critical reading questions, you will often be asked to make judgements based on a gut feeling of what the author was trying to portray. Also, the SAT readings can contain a few lines that are quite incomprehensible, and you are forced to answer questions even though you are in a state of partial confusion. There are neither of these pitfalls to be seen in this book. Also the readings in this book are shorter. For these reasons, this book has to be supplemented with others for a really good preparation for SAT critical reading.

Arrived in a timely manner; condition was great! This will be a great resource to prepare my students for state testing.

I teach a Language Arts Lab class to high school students with a 6th-8th grade reading level. The questions are better suited for 10th or even 11th graders. The title should be changed. My regular ninth grade students--who are a pretty bright group-- would have difficulty with these questions.

This book should have written for high school students. It was a waste of money for a college student, who needs much more higher level of reading i.e. difficult contents.