Elementary English

Castle Learning Online's Elementary English includes questions covering reading skills, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary targeted to the upper elementary grades (3-5).

The Critical Reading Passages unit contains interesting reading passages with related questions, testing a student's comprehension skills. Passages vary in length and are categorized into the following main genres: Prose and Short Stories, Poetry, Information and Chart, Informational Prose, Biographies and Autobiographies. Each passage is also assigned a difficulty level (Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced), relative to reading levels appropriate for upper elementary students.

In addition to asking questions of a factual nature, the Critical Reading Passages unit tests students’ ability to make an inference, draw a conclusion, use contextual clues to identify vocabulary, and interpret negatives.

The Critical Reading Skills unit consists of shorter passages covering the same skills.

Units: (click to view Sections)

1. Critical Reading Passages
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Poetry
   2. Informational Prose
   3. Prose & Short Stories
   4. Prose & Poetry
   5. Speeches
   6. Maps, Charts & Graphs
   7. Biographies and Autobiographies
   8. Myths, Legends & Folktales
2. Critical Reading Skills
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Informational Prose
   2. Prose & Short Stories
3. Listening Skills
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Short Listening Passages
4. Grammar: The Sentence
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Sentence Overview
   2. Subject and Predicate
   3. End Marks
   4. Fragments
   5. Dependent Clauses
   6. Run-on Sentences
   7. Capital Letters
   8. Compound Sentences
   9. Complex Sentences
5. Grammar: Internal Punctuation
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Using Commas to Separate Items in a Series
   2. Using Commas in Compound Sentences
   3. Using Commas to Separate Attached Words
   4. Using Commas to Isolate Nonessential Parts of a Sentence
   5. Using Commas in Standard Situations
   6. Using Apostrophes to Show Possession
   7. Using Apostrophes in Contractions
   8. Using Quotation Marks in Direct Quotes
6. Grammar: Usage
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Subject-Verb Agreement
   2. Verb Tense Agreement
   3. Verb Usage Situations
   4. Troublesome Verbs
   5. Pronouns Used as Subjects
   6. Pronouns Used as Objects
   7. Pronouns Used in Both Cases
   8. Adjectives and Adverbs
   9. Comparisons with Adjectives and Adverbs
   10. Common Mistakes with Adjectives and Adverbs
7. Vocabulary
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Synonyms
   2. Antonyms
8. Spelling
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Spelling Words
   2. Contractions
   3. Spelling with Audio - Grade 3
   4. Spelling with Audio - Grade 4
   5. Spelling with Audio - Grade 5
9. Vowels
   
   Sections:
   

   1. Listening- Long a Short a
   2. Listening- Long e Short e
   3. Listening- Long i Short i
   4. Listening- Long o Short o
   5. Listening- Long u Short u
10. Literature: Stone Fox
11. Literature: Charlotte's Web
12. Literature: Little Bear
13. Literature: James and the Giant Peach
14. Literature: Historical Fiction
15. Non-fiction: Animals
16. Non-fiction: Nonfiction Historical Events and Auto/Biographies

Themes:

1. Identifying Factual Information
2. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
3. Understanding Vocabulary Usage Based on Context
4. Identifying Main Idea or Theme
5. Identifying Mood
6. Identifying Multiple Levels of Meaning
7. Grammar
8. Spelling
9. Vocabulary
10. Phonics & Word Recognition