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Language Arts Skills

Use this table to view all the skills addressed within the Language Arts portion of Target Test Prep. The skills are expressed in a shortened format. If you need more detail, or correlation charts for your state's standards, please contact us at 1-866-306-5262.

Language Arts Skills	G	R	A	D	E	S
1. Grammar	3	4	5	6	7	8
Correct use of pronouns and articles	x	x	x	x	x	x
ID pronoun/antecedent agreements		x	x	x	x	x
Correct use of adjectives and adverbs		x	x	x	x	x
ID correct use of comparatives and superlatives		x	x	x	x	x
Avoiding double negatives				x	x	x
ID misplaced modifiers						x
2. Sentence Parts	3	4	5	6	7	8
Identify simple subjects and predicates	x	x	x
Identify complete sentences		x	x	x	x	x
Identify fragments or run-ons		x	x	x	x	x
Identify complex subjects and predicates				x	x	x
3. Punctuation	3	4	5	6	7	8
Use end punctuation, commas, periods, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly	x	x	x	x	x	x
Use proper end punctuation				x	x	x
Use commas properly between city and state, in a series, in dates,to introduce phrases, before quotations, in compound sentences				x	x	x
Use of periods in initials, abbreviations				x	x	x
Use of apostrophes in possessives				x	x	x
Use colons correctly				x	x	x
Use semi-colons correctly						x
Use quotation marks correctly in direct quotes and titles of literary works, etc.				x	x	x
4. Capitalization	3	4	5	6	7	8
Capitalize the first word of a sentence	x	x
Capitalize the first word in the salutation or closing of a friendly letter	x	x	x	x	x	x
Capitalize the beginning of a quotation		x	x	x	x	x
Capitalize the names/initials of persons and titles of respect	x	x	x	x	x	x
Capitalize days, months, religious days, and holidays	x	x	x	x	x	x
Capitalize names of cities, states, countries, continents, and geographical locations	x	x	x	x	x	x
Capitalize salutations and closings in letters				x	x	x
Capitalize important words in titles of literary works, movies, etc.				x	x	x
Capitalize proper adjectives						x
5. Spelling	3	4	5	6	7	8
Identify correctly spelled words - (grade-appropriate vocabulary)	x	x	x	x	x	x
Identify incorrectly spelled words (grade-appropriate vocabulary)	x	x	x	x	x	x
6. Composition	3	4	5	6	7	8
Select a topic sentence	x	x	x	x	x	x
Complete a paragraph using supporting detail sentences	x	x	x	x	x	x
Understand the writer's purpose	x	x	x	x	x	x
Recognize and eliminate unrelated details	x	x	x	x	x	x
Revise sentences for conciseness, clarity, and parallel structure		x	x	x	x	x
7. Compound Sentences	3	4	5	6	7	8
Combine sentences using conjunctions	x	x	x	x	x	x
Maintain the correct order and meaning in a compound sentence	x	x	x	x	x	x
8. Reference Material	3	4	5	6	7	8
Use reference materials	x	x	x	x	x	x
Read and interpret maps and diagrams		x	x		x	x
Correctly alphabetize words	x
Use reference materials including online catalog				x	x	x
Recognize correctly alphabetized words				x	x	x
Read and interpret charts and advertisements					x	x
9. Verb Usage	3	4	5	6	7	8
Use verb forms and tenses correctly	x	x	x	x	x	x
Use correct subject/verb agreements	x	x	x	x	x	x
10. Study Skills	3	4	5	6	7	8
Correctly alphabetize words		x	x	x	x	x
Outline information		x	x	x	x	x
Identify resources within a library		x	x	x	x	x
Identify and select reference sources		x	x	x	x	x
Identify and use parts of a book		x	x	x	x	x
Classify information				x	x	x
Use note-taking skills				x	x	x
Use report-writing skills				x	x	x

Other subjects covered in Target Test Prep:

Reading - Reading Skill Categories
Math - Math Skill Categories

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