Download or read book Wisconsin Test Prep Badger Exam Practice English Language Arts Grade 3 written by Test Master Test Master Press Wisconsin and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practice book will prepare students for Wisconsin's Smarter Balanced assessments, which are also known as the Badger Exams. It will develop all the skills that students need and provide ongoing practice with the types of questions and tasks found on the real exams. Just like the real English Language Arts (ELA) exams, it includes tasks covering reading, writing, listening, and research. 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 assessments - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Developed Specifically to Match the New Badger Exams - Covers all the Common Core skills assessed on the real exams - Includes sets covering reading, writing, listening, and research - 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 Common Core features including close reading, using evidence from text, and analyzing and evaluating texts - Full answer key lists the Common Core 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