Herein you will find links to various web sites. Click the link and you can practice skills from home.

1) This site has a current story and many archive stories with various types of questions . I suggest you use the story option only. It even has an audio option. You can choose a wrong answer followed by a correct one. Twice is nice!
www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/week.html


2) This nifty page has a timed reading selection (10 minutes) with 15 questions. The student can choose a wrong one, read the hint, choose another choice, and watch % go up and down. Score! www.eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/CLOZE/R1.HTM

3) This site has 24 stories with 6 comprehension questions each. The student should open the page twice and then be able to click back and forth to find the answers in the story. You are not given a second option if your first answer is wrong. It’s tricky!
college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/watkins/learning_companion/1e/students/timed_reading.html

4) For the revising and editing part, this is a 10 question spelling quiz. If you click the link try another word wise quiz , the Misused words and Meter, Rhyme Scheme and Forms of Poetry quizzes are equally good. Fabulous!
www.factmonster.com/quizzes/spelling/1.html

5) A quick, 10 question quiz on capitalization that covers the basic rules. Results are scored immediately when the student clicks submit answers , a score grid appears. Sweet!
www.quia.com/quiz/113746.html?AP_rand=2072901717

6) A 10 question quiz on repairing run-ons. A wrong choice can be selected and an explanation is provided. Rock on !
grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quizzes/runons_quiz.htm

7) A 10 question quiz on inserting commas after introductory phrases. This is LOVELY!
grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova2.htm

8) A main idea quiz and riddle to solve. You can only do this once. Cuteness!
www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/rosie/skill_pre.html

9) A super-duper 10 question quiz covering short story elements.
www.funtrivia.com/playquiz.cfm?qid=214100

10) Drawing conclusions quiz . A must read!
www.iq.poquoson.org/conclusion.html

11) A randomly mixed 15 question inference quiz. Hilarious!
www.quia.com/pop/43335.html?AP_rand=845584780

12) An 8 question figurative language quiz. BAM!
school.discoveryeducation.com/quizzes/cc_tcarr/FigurativeLanguage.html

13) 10 question guessing vocabulary in context quiz. Try again!
www.english-zone.com/vocab/vic02.html
www.english-zone.com/vocab/vic01.html
school.discoveryeducation.com/quizzes25/yelvie/contextclues.html
SO TAKSy!
www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?str=vocabulary&num=11&act=3&que=1

14) Many links here for further quizzes.
www.noblenet.org/bhcc/LL/eng095.html

15) Now I wish I had this in school. These songs rule!
www.readingupgrade.com/cu/demo.htm

16) This one is for a bit of laughter.
www.ccn.ac.uk/library/essay3.asp