8+ English and Verbal Reasoning:Developing Skills Book 1
- Student Book
- 10 thematic units
- Paperback
- Sat in Year 3
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Book 1 of 2 in the 8+ Developing Skills series for English and Verbal Reasoning.
The 8+ Developing Skills: English and Verbal Reasoning series is a comprehensive two-book collection designed to thoroughly prepare Year 3 students for the demands of competitive 8+ entrance exams. Each book provides a complete course of study, integrating reading comprehension, creative writing, and verbal reasoning into a structured, engaging learning journey.
Inside this book
Ten units, ten adventures
Each unit pairs an engaging text with focused practice questions, moving from confident starts to gentle stretch as the book progresses.
Unit 01
The Message in a Bottle
A seaside mystery building close reading, inference and descriptive writing.
Unit 02
The Journey of a Monarch Butterfly
Nature non-fiction developing fact-finding, sequencing and topic vocabulary.
Unit 03
The Day the Toys Came to Life
A playful fantasy stretching imagination, character and story writing.
Unit 04
How is a Video Game Made?
Explanatory non-fiction practising retrieval and clear process writing.
Unit 05
The Lost Pup
A warm narrative developing empathy, prediction and writing for feeling.
Unit 06
The Magic of Rainbows
A warm narrative developing empathy, prediction and writing for feeling.
Unit 07
The Super-Secret Spy Mission
An adventure demanding evidence-gathering, deduction and pace.
Unit 08
A Day in the Life of a Roman Child
Historical writing building comparison, retrieval and period vocabulary.
Unit 09
The Floating Island
An imaginative narrative stretching description, setting and atmosphere.
Unit 10
The The Story of the Olympics
Garden
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Unit 2, The Journey of a Monarch Butterfly: reading comprehension, creative writing and verbal reasoning, with answers.
Print on A4 at home. Allow 40 to 50 minutes. PDF, 11 pages, 0.8 MB.
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