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Reading Comprehension 4: Level 8

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Need a quick but comprehensive reading strategies exercise? Even your most reluctant readers will be engaged by the story of a nuclear reactor explosion at a top-secret Idaho base. After reading the short passage, learners answer nine multiple choice questions. The answer sheet includes detailed explanations of the strategies used to determine the correct response, which models how to approach reading assessments. Use the learning exercise as in-class practice or for homework.

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main ideas, central ideas, foreshadowing, literary devices, hyperbole, tone, reading comprehension strategies, reading comprehension, context clues, antonyms, close reading, synonyms, flashbacks

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antonyms, close reading, context clues, flashback, foreshadowing, hyperbole, main idea, reading comprehension strategies, synonyms, tone, literary techniques
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