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SHSAT English Language Arts
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Subject resourcesSHSAT English Language Arts
Practice 69 skills across this outline.
Weighting distribution
25 categoriesELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Paragraph Structure
8%
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Text Structure and Organization
7%
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Main Claim and Focus
7%
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Capitalization
6%
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Combining and Revising Sentences
6%
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Figurative Language and Literary Devices
5%
Skills
The comprehensive taxonomy of shsat english language arts — drill into a card to work its skills.
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Author's Purpose and Point of View
4 core skills1% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Author's PurposeRecommended
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Main Reason for WritingAvailable
0 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Narrator's Point of ViewAvailable
0 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Tone and Mood
4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Identifying MoodAvailable
39 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Author's AttitudeAvailable
0 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Details That Create MoodAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Inference and Implicit Meaning
4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Author's Implied MessageAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Details That Support InferencesAvailable
28 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Drawing Supported ConclusionsAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Vocabulary in Context
4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Best-Fit DefinitionAvailable
50 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Figurative Phrase MeaningAvailable
0 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Interpreting Nonliteral LanguageAvailable
0 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Key Details and Text Evidence
4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Best Supporting EvidenceAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Eliminating Unsupported ChoicesAvailable
29 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Explicit Detail RetrievalAvailable
29 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Central Idea and Summary
5 core skills4% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Best Summary SelectionAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Central Idea DevelopmentAvailable
24 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Central Idea of Informational TextAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
4
Details Supporting Central IdeaAvailable
27 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Comparing Ideas Across Text
4 core skills1% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Comparing Paired PassagesAvailable
0 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Multi-Detail SupportAvailable
29 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Similarities and DifferencesAvailable
0 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Text Structure and Organization
4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Details Supporting StructureAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Identifying Idea ShiftsAvailable
49 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Paragraph FunctionAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Reading Comprehension · Figurative Language and Literary Devices
4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Identifying Figurative LanguageAvailable
43 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
2
Imagery and ToneAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
3
Meaning of Figurative PhrasesAvailable
43 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Capitalization
2 core skills6% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Correcting CapitalizationAvailable
53 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Punctuation Usage
2 core skills2% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Comma UsageAvailable
29 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Combining and Revising Sentences
2 core skills6% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Combining Without Changing MeaningAvailable
29 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Word Choice and Usage
2 core skills5% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Commonly Confused WordsAvailable
40 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Modifiers and Parallelism
2 core skills2% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Misplaced ModifiersAvailable
28 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Pronoun Usage
2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Pronoun Reference ClarityAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Sentence Structure and Syntax
2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Run-Ons and Comma SplicesAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part B · Verb Tense and Agreement
2 core skills5% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Subject-Verb AgreementAvailable
25 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Introductions and Conclusions
2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Best Opening SentenceAvailable
29 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Paragraph Structure
2 core skills8% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Best Topic SentenceAvailable
31 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Precision and Clarity of Language
2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Clearest Sentence RevisionAvailable
28 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Counterclaims and Refutation
2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Main Claim and Focus
2 core skills7% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Identifying the Main ClaimAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Logical Organization
2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Paragraph and Sentence OrderAvailable
20 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Transitions and Coherence
2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Reordering for CoherenceAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
ELA: Revising and Editing — Part A · Supporting Details and Evidence
2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Sentences Needing EvidenceAvailable
30 questions 0 flashcards Lesson available
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