Book excerpt: This all-new manual prepares seventh graders throughout New York State to succeed on the required English Language Arts Test. It presents an overview of the ELA test, a diagnostic test, and two full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explained. Separate chapters refine students' strategies for reading, completing graphic organizers and short-response answers, editing, listening and note-taking, and test taking. Appendices include a review of literary terms and genres and a helpful rubric for editing.