Comprehensive DLA Review 1-15-21

Comprehensive DLA Review 1-15-21

Education is Power

Summarizing Texts

• typically a few short sentences

• tells the most important information from the text

• comprehensive, meaning they cover all of the important information in a selection in logical order

Strategize: When a question refers to a specific paragraph

• First, re-read the paragraph mentioned in the question

• Underline or make a note of the most important information in the paragraph

• Then read the answer choices and choose the summary that includes all the important information

Multiple Choice

The next unpleasant business was putting on the iron shoes; that too was very hard at first. My master went with me to the smith's forge, to see that I was not hurt or got any fright. The blacksmith took my feet in his hands, one after the other, and cut away some of the hoof. It did not pain me, so I stood still on three legs till he had done them all. Then he took a piece of iron the shape of my foot, and clapped it on, and drove some nails through the shoe quite into my hoof, so that the shoe was firmly on. My feet felt very stiff and heavy, but in time I got used to it.

What is the best summary of paragraph 4?

• A young horse recalls how nails were driven through the horseshoes into his hoof

• A young horse describes being given iron horseshoes, noting that the process is uncomfortable but not painful

• A young horse relates how he was comforted by his master at the blacksmith

• A young horse learns the many ways horses are prepared for work.

Multiple Choice

Allen Vince owned a farm east of the Brazos River where he raised cattle and some fine stock horses. In April 1836, Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, swept through the Fort Bend area with his troops during the Texas Revolution. Fresh from victories at the Alamo and Goliad, the confident Mexican army crossed Buffalo Bayou at Vince's Bridge. Vince fled, leaving some of his livestock behind, and Santa Anna appropriated the horses for his soldiers. He took the magnificent black stallion for himself.

What is the best summary of paragraph 2 of "Old Whip"?

• Allen Vince owned a farm east of the Brazos River, where he worked as a farmer until his farm was raided. The army took his livestock.

• General Santa Anna took a stallion from a farm he raided after war victories in Goliad. The farm was located east of the Brazos River.

• General Santa Anna, president of Mexico, swept through Texas. After winning victories at Goliad and the Alamo, he invaded Allen Vince's farm.

• Allen Vince fled from his farm east of the Brazos River when the Mexican Army raided it in 1836. General Santa Anna gave his soldiers the horse left behind, keeping a black stallion for himself.

This summary includes...

• information from beginning, middle, and end (logical order)

• the controlling idea that Santa Anna appropriated the black stallion for himself

Analyzing Informational Text

• identify the controlling idea

• supporting evidence

• characteristics of informational text

Multiple Choice

What is informational text?

• A text that provides facts, ideas, and principles that are related to the physical, biological, or social world; classified as non-fiction text.

• A narrative form consisting of people, events, or places that are imaginary—in other words, not based strictly on history or fact

Multiple Choice

The average college student uses a smartphone for about nine hours each day.

That's longer than many of those students spend sleeping. In fact, such extended cell phone use shows that the technology could become an addiction, according to a new study. An addiction is a type of uncontrolled and unhealthy habit.

It's well known that people can become addicted to drugs, such as alcohol, narcotics, and the nicotine in cigarettes. What's not so well known: "People can be addicted to behaviors," says James Roberts. He's a marketing professor at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Roberts also was the lead author of the new study. It appears in the August Journal of Behavioral Addictions.

Some cell phone users show the same symptoms that a drug addict might have, Roberts explains. Certain people use smartphones to lift their moods. And it may take more and more time on those phones to provide the same level of enjoyment.

For such people, losing a phone or having its battery die could cause anxiety or panic. That's withdrawal, says Roberts.

What is the controlling idea of this selection?

• College students should get more sleep

• Use of technology can be dangerous if uncontrolled

• Cell phones should not be allowed in college classrooms

• Addictive behaviors cause mental and physical problems.

Explanation

• the main idea of the selection is that cell phone usage can become harmful

Multiple Choice

The average college student uses a smartphone for about nine hours each day.

That's longer than many of those students spend sleeping. In fact, such extended cell phone use shows that the technology could become an addiction, according to a new study. An addiction is a type of uncontrolled and unhealthy habit.

It's well known that people can become addicted to drugs, such as alcohol, narcotics, and the nicotine in cigarettes. What's not so well known: "People can be addicted to behaviors," says James Roberts. He's a marketing professor at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Roberts also was the lead author of the new study. It appears in the August Journal of Behavioral Addictions.

Some cell phone users show the same symptoms that a drug addict might have, Roberts explains. Certain people use smartphones to lift their moods. And it may take more and more time on those phones to provide the same level of enjoyment.

For such people, losing a phone or having its battery die could cause anxiety or panic. That's withdrawal, says Roberts.

The author supports the controlling idea of the article mainly by--

• describing personal observations regarding cell phone usage

• comparing technology use in the past and present

• explaining the importance of changing unhealthy habits

• sharing quotations from an excerpt on the subject

Explanation

• the author supports the controlling idea primarily by directly quoting an expert in paragraph 3 and indirectly quoting the expert in paragraphs 4 and 5.

What's the author's intent?

and voice?

Fill in the Blank

____ is an author's attitude or feelings towards an audience or subject.

Fill in the Blank

______is the atmosphere of a text or the emotional feeling it creates in the reader.

Multiple Choice

The author's personal style that makes his or her writing unique, is called?

• Mood

• Tone

• Voice

• Emotions

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Pringle: [Pointing to the table diagram in ELAINE'S hand.] Didn't I put you next to Oliver Farnsworth? Millions! He's worth millions!

Elaine: Well, he won't be giving me any

Mrs. Pringle: Can't he marry you? Aren't you going to try to make a good match for yourself? I fling every eligible man I can at your head. Can't you finish the rest yourself?

The playwright's use of dialogue in paragraphs 20 through 22 contributes to a mood of -

• humor

• suspense

• joyfulness

• optimism

Explanation

• Mrs. Pringle says she "flings every eligible man" she can at her daughter's head, which is a humorous metaphor

Multiple Choice

"Oh, Marilla, "Anne exclaimed one Saturday morning, coming dancing in with her arms full of gorgeous boughs, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it?"

What is the best description of the mood in paragraph 2?

• Depressed

• light

• angry

• romantic

Explanation

• the tone is light, because the day is a Saturday, Anne is carrying gorgeous boughs of trees, and she exclaims and dances as she talks about the beauty of the October day.

Multiple Choice

"Oh, Marilla, "Anne exclaimed one Saturday morning, coming dancing in with her arms full of gorgeous boughs, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it?"

Which word describes the tone the author takes toward Anne in paragraph 2?

• harsh

• mocking

• affectionate

• respectful

Explanation

• the author is affectionate toward Anne and allows Anne's natural zest for beauty and life to shine forth in the descriptions.

Organizational Patterns

Text Structures: look for signal words and phrases

Multiple Choice

The text shares information about an event and what caused it to occur.

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

Multiple Choice

The texts has two or more ideas or topics and the author writes about the similarities and differences.

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

Multiple Choice

The text provides a detailed description of the topic of the text.

• description

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

Multiple Choice

The text is written in order of events or chronological order.

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and effect

• Description

Multiple Choice

The text includes information about a problem and possible or attempted solutions.

• Cause and effect

• problem and solution

• description

• compare and contrast

Multiple Choice

Had Santa Anna not stolen Old Whip, things might have turned out differently. A more disciplined horse might have carried the Mexican president to the main body of his army. Instead, the captured general agreed to the Treaty of Velasco, sending his army back to Mexico. Old Whip just might have helped Texas secure its independence.

By using compare and contrast organizational pattern in paragraph 9, the author is able to -

• document the sequence of events after Santa Anna found a more disciplined horse

• establish the historical importance of Old Whip's role in Santa Anna's signing of the Treaty of Velasco.

• explain the movements of Mexican troops during the war

• propose ways Santa Anna could have improved Old Whip's behavior

Explanation

• The comparison between a hypothetical scenario in which Santa Anna was not captured and the actual historical outcome emphasizes the author's suggestion that Old Whip's behavior is the reason that Santa Anna signed the Treaty of Velasco

Print Features

• headings

• subheadings

• bulleted or numbered lists

• boxed texts

Graphic Features

• photos

• illustrations

• diagrams

• maps

• graphs

• charts

• tables

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a caption?

• a small note near the graphic feature that explains more about it

• divides a large number into a smaller "slices" to show statistical relationships

• arranges things in a sequence to show ranking or steps

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a diagram?

• arranges things in a sequence to show ranking or steps

• shows and identifies different parts of a thing

• a small note near the graphic feature that explains more about it

• arranges statistics in rows and columns to quickly present a large amount of information

Inferences

Let's Review

Multiple Choice

Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea," they said. You can tell that shoes before 1800:

• were pretty

• didn't fit very well

• didn't look alike

Multiple Choice

Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?

• Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.

• Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.

• Tim is taking a trip to visit people he doesn't know.

• Tim is moving to California with his family.

Remember....

• Text Evidence, plus

• Prior Knowledge, equals

• Inference (conclusion)

Remember...

Making connections helps us to better understand the text.

Multiple Choice

What type of connection is this: I read a story about what life was like before electricity. It reminded me of a time I went camping with my family and we only had the light of our fire to see.

• text to world

• text to text

• text to self

Multiple Choice

A connection we make between a text and current events is called...

• text to world

• text to text

• text to self

Multiple Choice

Making text connections deepens our understanding of the text and helps us become better readers.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

What type of connection is this: I read a story about a woman who was afraid of black cats and it made me think about how people do not adopt black cats from animal shelters all over the world because they believe they are bad luck.

• text to text

• text to world

• text to self

Context Clues

Let's Review: read the sentences surrounding the unknown word to look for clues

Multiple Choice

. Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• many abilities

• not skilled

• boring

• exciting

Multiple Choice

Animals live in DIVERSE and varied communities. What is the meaning of the word DIVERSE?

• very different

• weird

• the same

• muggy

Study

and Relax!!