Zingers 13 Literary Nonfiction (pgs 68-70)

Zingers 13 Literary Nonfiction (pgs 68-70)

TEST-TAKING STRATEGY

IDENTIFY the academic vocabulary in the questions. Then read the selection and answer the questions.

WHAT ACADEMIC VOCABULARY DO YOU SEE IN THE QUESTIONS?

Multiple Choice

1. The author includes information about the other runners primarily to

• A describe the hazards of the trail's switchbacks

• B contrast the different effects altitude can have

Multiple Choice

2. The author uses a gazelle as a metaphor to show her

• F speed and athletic ability at the race's end

• G difficulty in navigating the trail's switchbacks

Multiple Select

3. Which item asks about figurative language?

• Question 1: The author includes information about the other runners primarily to

• Question 2. The author uses a gazelle as a metaphor to show her

Multiple Select

4. Which item asks about the author's intentions? 1

• Question 1: The author includes information about the other runners primarily to

• Question 2. The author uses a gazelle as a metaphor to show her

TEST-TAKING STRATEGY

IDENTIFY the academic vocabulary in the questions. Then read the selection and answer the questions.

WHAT ACADEMIC VOCABULARY DO YOU SEE IN THE QUESTIONS?

Multiple Choice

5. The author's description of Walden Pond suggests that it is —

• A the author's favorite place to fish

• B untouchable by human activity

• C an undiscovered treasure

Multiple Choice

6. The author uses the metaphor of a mirror to illustrate how —

• F still the lake is

• G colorful the scenery is

• H deep the lake is

Multiple Select

7. Which item asks for an inference about the author's meaning?

• Question 5. The author's description of Walden Pond suggests that it is —

• Question 6. The author uses the metaphor of a mirror to illustrate how —

Multiple Select

8. Which item asks about figurative language?

• Question 5. The author's description of Walden Pond suggests that it is —

• Question 6. The author uses the metaphor of a mirror to illustrate how —

TEST-TAKING STRATEGY

IDENTIFY the academic vocabulary in the questions. Then read the selection and answer the questions.

WHAT ACADEMIC VOCABULARY DO YOU SEE IN THE QUESTIONS?

Multiple Choice

9. The author's attitude about the sound of the burning canes is —

• A fearful

• B cautionary

• C irritated

• D pleasant

Multiple Choice

10. Read the following sentence from the paragraph: "This makes the loud boom you might hear ten miles off. "

The primary purpose of the imagery in this sentence is to —

• F identify the sign of a campsite in the region

• G underscore the importance of the noise

• H prove how effective the burning cane is against wild beasts

• J demonstrate the volume of the sound of burning

Multiple Select

11. Which item asks for an inference about the author's intentions?

• QUESTION 9. The author's attitude about the sound of the burning canes is —

• QUESTION 10. Read the following sentence from the paragraph: "This makes the loud boom you might hear ten miles off. "

Multiple Select

12. Which item asks about a literary device?

• QUESTION 9. The author's attitude about the sound of the burning canes is —

• QUESTION 10. Read the following sentence from the paragraph: "This makes the loud boom you might hear ten miles off. "

Open Ended

13. What test-taking strategies are important when reading Literary Nonfiction on the STAAR?