New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment: Language Arts

Is your 11th grader ready for the NJ HSPA? 

REA’s NJ HSPA Test Prep Gets Students Ready for the Language Arts Literacy Exam! 
Second Edition with Bonus Exams Online! 
 
If your child or student is in eleventh grade, then you know that all eleventh graders in New Jersey are required to pass the NJ HSPA (New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment). This revised edition of our popular test prep gives students all the information they need to succeed on this important high-stakes exam. 
 
Fully aligned with the core curriculum standards of the NJ Department of Education, our comprehensive test prep features a targeted review of the reading and writing skills tested on the exam, plus a detailed review of standard written English.  
 
Focused lessons explain language arts literacy concepts in an easy-to-understand style that’s suitable for students at any learning level. Drills and examples strengthen crucial skills and reinforce what students have learned. Test-taking tips and helpful strategies give high school students added confidence and ease anxiety before the exam.   
 

The book includes two full-length practice tests with detailed explanations of answers that allow high school students to test their knowledge and focus on areas in need of improvement. As an added bonus, two additional practice tests not found in the book are available online. Each unique practice test features automatic scoring, diagnostic feedback, and detailed explanations of answers. A special section entitled “Class & Homework Assignments” is also included for added practice. 
 
Whether used in a classroom, at home for self-study, or as a textbook supplement, teachers, parents, and students will consider this book a “must-have” prep for the HSPA.  
 
REA test preps and software have proven to be the extra support students need to pass their challenging state-required tests. Our comprehensive test preps are teacher-recommended and written by experienced educators. 

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New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment: Language Arts

Is your 11th grader ready for the NJ HSPA? 

REA’s NJ HSPA Test Prep Gets Students Ready for the Language Arts Literacy Exam! 
Second Edition with Bonus Exams Online! 
 
If your child or student is in eleventh grade, then you know that all eleventh graders in New Jersey are required to pass the NJ HSPA (New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment). This revised edition of our popular test prep gives students all the information they need to succeed on this important high-stakes exam. 
 
Fully aligned with the core curriculum standards of the NJ Department of Education, our comprehensive test prep features a targeted review of the reading and writing skills tested on the exam, plus a detailed review of standard written English.  
 
Focused lessons explain language arts literacy concepts in an easy-to-understand style that’s suitable for students at any learning level. Drills and examples strengthen crucial skills and reinforce what students have learned. Test-taking tips and helpful strategies give high school students added confidence and ease anxiety before the exam.   
 

The book includes two full-length practice tests with detailed explanations of answers that allow high school students to test their knowledge and focus on areas in need of improvement. As an added bonus, two additional practice tests not found in the book are available online. Each unique practice test features automatic scoring, diagnostic feedback, and detailed explanations of answers. A special section entitled “Class & Homework Assignments” is also included for added practice. 
 
Whether used in a classroom, at home for self-study, or as a textbook supplement, teachers, parents, and students will consider this book a “must-have” prep for the HSPA.  
 
REA test preps and software have proven to be the extra support students need to pass their challenging state-required tests. Our comprehensive test preps are teacher-recommended and written by experienced educators. 

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New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment: Language Arts

New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment: Language Arts

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Is your 11th grader ready for the NJ HSPA? 

REA’s NJ HSPA Test Prep Gets Students Ready for the Language Arts Literacy Exam! 
Second Edition with Bonus Exams Online! 
 
If your child or student is in eleventh grade, then you know that all eleventh graders in New Jersey are required to pass the NJ HSPA (New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment). This revised edition of our popular test prep gives students all the information they need to succeed on this important high-stakes exam. 
 
Fully aligned with the core curriculum standards of the NJ Department of Education, our comprehensive test prep features a targeted review of the reading and writing skills tested on the exam, plus a detailed review of standard written English.  
 
Focused lessons explain language arts literacy concepts in an easy-to-understand style that’s suitable for students at any learning level. Drills and examples strengthen crucial skills and reinforce what students have learned. Test-taking tips and helpful strategies give high school students added confidence and ease anxiety before the exam.   
 

The book includes two full-length practice tests with detailed explanations of answers that allow high school students to test their knowledge and focus on areas in need of improvement. As an added bonus, two additional practice tests not found in the book are available online. Each unique practice test features automatic scoring, diagnostic feedback, and detailed explanations of answers. A special section entitled “Class & Homework Assignments” is also included for added practice. 
 
Whether used in a classroom, at home for self-study, or as a textbook supplement, teachers, parents, and students will consider this book a “must-have” prep for the HSPA.  
 
REA test preps and software have proven to be the extra support students need to pass their challenging state-required tests. Our comprehensive test preps are teacher-recommended and written by experienced educators. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738608457
Publisher: Research & Education Association
Publication date: 03/18/2010
Series: Test Preps
Edition description: Ready, Set, Go!
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 14 - 18 Years

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A Message to Educators and Students

All New Jersey students are required to pass all sections of the HSPA before they can graduate high school. The state-administered Alternate Proficiency Assessment may be used to evaluate whether or not a student has attained proficiency in the necessary skills if he or she does not pass the HSPA.

The HSPA is not an easy test to pass. It was designed to be more challenging than the state’s previous high school exit exam, the HSPT. It is important, therefore, that students extensively review the subjects covered by the HSPA, and become well acquainted with the types of questions that can be expected to be on the test.
 
This book is arranged to help students pass the Language Arts section of the HSPA by providing:
1. An individual study plan and guidance to help students concentrate on subject areas that they need to work on most when preparing for the exam.
2. Four full-length practice exams based on the format of the most recent exams given. Two exams are printed in this book and two unique exams are online at www.rea.com/HSPA.
3. Types of questions likely to be on the exam.
4. A full and detailed explanation of the answer to each exam question.
5. Comprehensive reviews of all subjects covered on the exam.
 
 
PASSING THE NEW JERSEY HSPA IN LANGUAGE ARTS

About this Book
This book provides you with an accurate and complete representation of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) in Language Arts. Inside you will find reviews that are designed to provide you with the information and strategies needed to do well on this section of the HSPA. Four complete practice tests are provided: Two printed in this book and two additonal unique tests online at www.rea.com/HSPA. All of the tests are based on the official HSPA.
 
REA’s practice tests contain every type of question that you can expect to encounter on the Language Arts HSPA. Following each model test, you will find an answer key with detailed explanations designed to help you completely understand the test material.

About the Test
Who takes the test and what is it used for?
The HSPA is mandatory for New Jersey high school juniors. It gauges students’ knowledge and skills in the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. (The HSPA replaced the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test, or HSPT, in spring 2000.) Currently, the subjects tested are mathematics and language arts (other subjects may be given as field tests, but these are the only two on which students are graded).

 

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Message to Educators and Students 
About Research & Education Association 
HSPA Independent Study Schedule 
 
PASSING THE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT 
 About this Book 
 How to Use this Book 
 Format of the HSPA Language Arts
 About the Review Sections 
 Scoring Your Practice Tests 
 Test-Taking Tips 
 The Day of the Test 
 
CHAPTER 1 – REVIEW OF READING SKILLS  
 Types of Passages 
 Types of Questions 
 Strategies for the Language Arts Section 
 Reading Narrative Text 
 Exercise 1: Narrative Passage 
 Reading Persuasive Text 
 Exercise 2: Persuasive Text 
 Answer Key 
 Detailed Explanations of Answers 
 
CHAPTER 2 – REVIEW OF WRITING SKILLS
 Why Essays Exist
 Organization 
 Essay Writing 
 Seven Steps to Prove a Thesis 
 The Writing Process 
 Composing Your Essay 
 Writing Your Essay 
 Polishing and Editing Your Essay 
 Strategies for the Photo Prompt Story 

 
CHAPTER 3 – REVIEW OF STANDARD WRITTEN ENGLISH
 Section 1: Sentence Fragments 
 Section 2: Run-On Sentences 
 Section 3: Short Sentences/Wordiness 
 Section 4: Misplaced Modifiers 
 Section 5: Parallel Structure 
 Section 6: Phrases and Clauses 
 Section 7: Subject-Verb Agreement 
 Section 8: Comparison of Adjectives 
 Section 9: Pronouns 
 Section 10: Conjunctions
 Section 11: The Comma 
 Section 12: The Colon and Semicolon 
 Section 13: Quotation Marks 
 Section 14: The Apostrophe 
 Section 15: Stops 
 Section 16: Interjections, Dashes, and Parentheses 
 Section 17: Capitalization 
 Exercise: Writing Skills 
 Writing Exercises Answer Key 
 
PRACTICE TEST 1
 Answer Key 
 Detailed Explanations of Answers 
 
PRACTICE TEST 2
 Answer Key 
 Detailed Explanations of Answers 
 
ANSWER SHEETS  
GLOSSARY 

 

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