{"product_id":"advanced-comprehension-skills-oc-practice-papers-book-1","title":"Advanced Comprehension Skills: OC Practice Papers Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned to help students develop their comprehension skills and prepare for the NSW Opportunity Class Test\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, designed for Year 4, students will tackle eight sample tests of the new format Reading paper for the NSW Opportunity Class Placement Test. The tests feature a range of original, challenging and engaging texts from a wide variety of genres. Students will practise applying their higher order comprehension skills, including summarising, synthesising, comparing, analysing, interpreting inferred and implied meaning, and understanding the writer's purpose and craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn introduction provides tips on how to approach the questions and what to look out for. This is followed by eight practice papers, each containing 25 advanced comprehension questions. The end of the book contains detailed explanations for each question so that students can carefully review and understand their mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach paper is made up of four parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eone long extract (or sometimes two shorter ones): six questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea poem: five questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea non-fiction cloze passage: six questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea set of four short extracts linked by a common theme: eight questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice Reading Paper 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice Reading Paper 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice Reading Paper 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice Reading Paper 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice Reading Paper 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice Reading Paper 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice Reading Paper 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice Reading Paper 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnswers with explanations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"UHTDYBY\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e has worked in international assessments for 20 years as both a marker and author of education assessment material, including ICAS and NAPLAN. She has a background as a high school English teacher and has published nine books for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith over a decade of experience preparing students for Selective, Scholarship and OC exams, \u003cstrong\u003eTysan Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the co-founder and head teacher of EduVision, where he teaches enrichment writing and reading comprehension classes. He is also the co-author of \u003cem\u003eAdvanced Comprehension Skills: Cloze Passages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Five Senses Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54688929939729,"sku":"9781760325893","price":32.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/7786\/8817\/files\/9781760325893-acs-oc-practice-papers-book-1-web.jpg?v=1789629385","url":"https:\/\/www.teachersuperstore.com.au\/products\/advanced-comprehension-skills-oc-practice-papers-book-1","provider":"Teacher Superstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}