Grade 12 English · Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina
Virginia SOL 12.DSR
Virginia SOL 12.DSR is part of the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina strand in Grade 12 English (English). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students build comprehension skills from reading complex texts through fluency, evidence gathering, and strategic reading. Below is what 12.DSR covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice 12.DSR for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL 12.DSR means
Build comprehension skills from reading complex texts through fluency, evidence gathering, and strategic reading.
Practice Grade 12 English SOL questions
Free Grade 12 English questions from official Virginia Department of Education released SOL tests — good practice while you work on 12.DSR and the rest of the course. Pick an answer to check it instantly, or open “Show answer” to review.
1. This paragraph is mostly about a
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Answer: B — group of tourists
2. In these sentences, the word crucial means
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Answer: J — very important
3. Mark off your foul lines: Mark foul lines approximately five feet in front of the stakes at either end of the court. Tips to anchor the stakes more firmly: • Anchor stakes in a buried five-gallon bucket filled with quick-dry concrete. • Drill a hole through a small log, pound the stake into it, and bury the log so the stake is at the proper height and angle. Finally, Time to Play • Each player pitches two consecutive shoes at the same stake, totals the points, and pitches back to the other stake. Pitching to both stakes is called an inning. • Players must pitch from behind the foul line. • Experts recommend concentrating on the spot where the horseshoe should land while using an easy underhand motion. • Ringer (shoe encircling the stake): three points • Leaner (shoe leaning on the stake): one point • Shoe touching the stake or closest to the stake: one point • If both shoes land closer to the stake than the opponent’s closest shoe: two points • Pitching order may rotate, or the highest scorer may throw second. Games are usually played to 40 points, with extra innings to break ties. 3. Which of these is necessary to construct a horseshoe court? A a patch of lawn B a level surface C a bag of concrete D a plastic bucket 4. Which sentence should be included in a presentation about the proper way to pitch horseshoes? F The stake pits should be anywhere from four to eight inches deep, with the stake spot in the center of the rectangle. G Drive the stakes into the centers of their respective pits until they extend 14–15 inches above the pit surface. H Each player pitches two consecutive shoes at the same stake and then totals the points. J Experts recommend concentrating on the spot where the horseshoe should land while using an easy underhand motion. 5. Based on the section “Tips to anchor the stakes more firmly,” the reader may best infer that A players risk injury from unanchored stakes B stakes that are not anchored may shift during play C concrete is the only effective anchoring method D stakes must be anchored by official rules 6. The organizational structure of the section “Finally, Time to Play” is best described as
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Answer: J — listing or enumeration
4. According to the document, a full inning of play consists of
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Answer: A — both players pitching at each stake
Skills you’ll practice for 12.DSR
- Read grade-level complex texts with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression.
- Monitor reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding.
- Proficiently read and comprehend literary and informational texts at the higher range of grades 11-12 complexity.
- Draw evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences.
- Read a series of conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary.
- Use reading strategies to aid and monitor comprehension when encountering challenging sections of text.
Key concepts covered by 12.DSR
- grade-level complex texts
- reading fluency
- accuracy
- automaticity
- rate
- expression
- self-correction
- word recognition
- comprehension monitoring
- text complexity
- literary texts
- informational texts
- comprehension
- textual evidence
- claims
- inferences
- quoting
- paraphrasing
- deep reading
- knowledge building
- vocabulary development
- reading strategies
- text structure
- summarizing
- questioning text
How to study and practice SOL 12.DSR
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether 12.DSR is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
Frequently asked questions about SOL 12.DSR
What is Virginia SOL 12.DSR?
SOL 12.DSR is a Grade 12 English Standard of Learning in the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina strand. It expects students to build comprehension skills from reading complex texts through fluency, evidence gathering, and strategic reading.
What skills does SOL 12.DSR cover?
SOL 12.DSR is assessed on 6 skills: read grade-level complex texts with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression; monitor reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding; proficiently read and comprehend literary and informational texts at the higher range of grades 11-12 complexity; draw evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences; read a series of conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary; use reading strategies to aid and monitor comprehension when encountering challenging sections of text.
What strand of Grade 12 English is SOL 12.DSR in?
SOL 12.DSR belongs to the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina reporting strand of the Grade 12 English Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL 12.DSR?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether 12.DSR is already solid, then work the 6 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.