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The secrets of Comprehension is a practical guide designed for use by children from the beginning of Year 3 through to the end of Year 9, as it covers all the key comprehension requirements for the 11+, 12+ and 13+ examinations, the Common Entrance Examination and the KS2 and KS3 English SATs. It is also a useful manual that can support school-based learning and can provide additional help for anyone who wants to improve his or her comprehension skills.
Reading and understanding texts is a core skills area that all children have to learn from an early age. This invaluable resource therefore makes clear the skills needed to succeed at comprehension tasks and features plenty of tips and advice for how parents can help their children to strengthen these skills.
Comprehension Extracts
Download this file if you would like a second copy of each of the 10 extracts that relate to the exercises throughout section B ‘Three steps to comprehension’.
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Comprehension Practice Test 1
See page 4 of the Introduction for details of how best to use this test. See the ‘Graded test papers’ section (pages 107-9) of Appendix 2 for answers.
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Comprehension Practice Test 2
See page 4 of the Introduction for details of how best to use this test. See the ‘Graded test papers’ section (pages 107-9) of Appendix 2 for answers.
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Comprehension Practice Test 3
See page 4 of the Introduction for details of how best to use this test. See the ‘Graded test papers’ section (pages 107-9) of Appendix 2 for answers.
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