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Informational Text Paired Reading Passages | PDF & Digital | PSSA Test Prep

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Description

Help your students prepare for Pennsylvania's PSSA Test or standardized test by taking these practice tests. The practice tests were created and modeled after the 6th through 8th grade PSSA Released Practice Tests. The questions were written to give your students examples of all the types of questions they will see on the PSSA. The passages come from popular topics and will help engage and capture your students’ interest while also working on their test-taking skills.

Question Types:

multiple choice, evidence-based selected-response (A/B questions), and text-dependent analysis prompt

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PCS Topics:

author's purpose, message, word meaning, claim, summary, theme, text evidence, text structure, central idea, inference, compare texts, and writing an explanatory essay.

Includes: 4 Practice Tests Total

2 Sets of Paired Passages

-The Working Man and Farewell Speech by Barack Obama (11 Questions)

-Let's Move Campaign by Michelle Obama and Let's Move? Article (10 Questions)

2 Informational Text Passages

-The Flying Tomato about Shaun White (10 Questions)

-Killer Whales (10 Questions)

PCS Question Breakdown & Alignment

Answer Key


Bundles:

ELA Reading Test Prep Mega Bundle

PSSA Test Prep ELA Bundle

Reading Comprehension Task Cards Bundle

**SIMILAR TEST PREP PRODUCTS: This product is made to simulate the state test that is mentioned in the title. However, passages and questions may be similar to resources made by the following stores, which are stores that I own and are designed to cater to those individual state tests. I have taken the time to customize the questions so that they match the state practice tests.

Custom Classroom by Angela – Texas STAAR Test Prep

A Creative Classroom – California SBAC Common Core Test Prep

THE SMALL CLASSROOM – Florida FSA Test Prep

A Cozy Classroom – Ohio AIR Test Prep

The Crafty Classroom – Pennsylvania PSSA Test Prep

Please review the products carefully so duplicate items are not purchased. If you have any questions or need help finding which product best fits your needs please email me at: customclassroombyangela@gmail.com. For more information please visit my store’s profile.

Total Pages
28 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
4 days
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

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