FAST Nonfiction Round 3

Multiple Choice

When writing a summary, it is okay to include any opinions or background knowledge you have on the topic.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

As our landfills grow into large mountains of junk it has become apparent that we need to take action. Every year thousands of water bottles are thrown into landfills where they do not get recycled and they do not decompose. Thus, further adding to our society's waste.

These sentences support the argument that buying bottled water _____.

• destroys our environment

• helps people stay healthy

• makes people money

• makes finding clean water easier

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage and then select the best summary.

San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable.

• San Francisco has many neat things to do.

• It seldom snows in California.

• Many people choose to live in California.

• The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence states a central idea of paragraphs 1 and 2? (RI.6.2 Central Idea)

• Streams are normal parts of natural settings.

• Streams are vital resources for people.

• Streams are only found outside of cities.

• Streams are different in various landscapes.

Multiple Select

Part A: What is the author’s purpose for using the phrase “Often they lie low”

in paragraph 2?

• to provide an example of an urban stream

• to show that urban streams are often polluted

• to contrast an urban stream with a rural stream

• to show that urban streams are not easily seen

Multiple Choice

Part B

Which quotation from paragraph 2 supports the answer to Part A?

• “ . . . when people, buildings, and streets are around.”

• “ . . . flowing under sidewalks. . . .”

• “ . . . meandering past ball fields. . . .”

• “ . . . rippling by shopping centers.”

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

Streams, stream banks, and the low lands around them

provide important habitat for animals and plants that share the urban/suburban landscape with us.

What does the word habitat mean as it is used in the sentence?

• area

• environment

• shelter

• territory

Multiple Select

How do paragraphs 4 and 5 support the central idea that streams are important to urban and rural settings?

• They discuss the importance of both types of streams.

• They elaborate on how streams provide resources to plants.

• They detail similarities and differences of both types of streams.

• They explain why natural streams are better than urban streams.

Multiple Select

How does the author introduce the idea of urban streams?

• by pointing out that urban settings also have streams

• by preparing readers to think only about rural streams

• by getting readers to focus on the characteristics of all streams

• by presenting readers with the transition from rural to urban streams

Multiple Select

Read the sentence from paragraph 7.

If all this extra water is diverted directly into a stream channel, several important changes will occur.

What is the meaning of the word diverted as it is used in the sentence?

• pushed

• sped forward

• brought together

• redirected

Multiple Choice

Based on the information in paragraph 8, what inference can be drawn about water movement in cities?

• Natural waterways have disappeared.

• Natural waterways are overloaded with rainwater.

• There are fewer natural waterways now than in the past.

• Flooding is caused when man-made waterways overflow.

Multiple Select

Part A What is a central idea of the passage “Streams in the City”?

• Streams in the city contain more water than streams in the forest.

• Groundwater flows slowly underground and empties into stream channels.

• Rainfall in suburban areas lands on hard surfaces, so it cannot infiltrate the soil.

• City streams are different from streams that are found in the forest and other natural areas.

Multiple Select

Part B Which statement supports the answer from Part A?

• The fast-moving water in streams erodes the banks of the streams.

• Streams provide habitat for many animals and plants that live around them.

• Only about half the rain that falls in the forest falls to the earth and soaks into the ground.

• Streams that are found in the city tend to contain more water and move faster than streams in the forests.

Poll

Read paragraphs 9–10. How does the author use the diagram to develop an understanding of streams in natural landscapes and urban landscapes?

• by showing how a stream looks in each setting

• by showing where the water goes in each setting

• by showing the effects of infiltration in urban streams

• by showing how wider channels exist in rural streams

Multiple Choice

The main point of the passage or informational text is?

• Supporting Details

• Heading

• Central Idea

• Concluding sentence

Multiple Choice

Something that enhances or improves the informational text.

• Text Feature

• Text Structure

• Central Idea

• Supporting Detail

Multiple Choice

An objective summary should not include?

• Bias

• Irrelevant Details

• Bias and Irrelevant Details

• Facts

Multiple Choice

What helps organize nonfiction text?

• Table of Contents

• Text Feature

• Text Structure

• Index

Multiple Choice

As a result, cause, because of, effect are signal words for what text structure?

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Sequence

Multiple Choice

First, Next, Last, After are signal words for what text structure?

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem/Solution

• Cause and Effect

Multiple Choice

Alike, opposed to, similar, and different are signal words for what text structure?

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Description

Multiple Choice

For example, In addition, In particular, and Specifically are signal words for what text structure?

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

Multiple Choice

Therefore, Because, Leads to, Consequently, Reason Why are signal words for what text structure?

• Problem/Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare/Contrast

• Description

Multiple Choice

When answering multiple choice questions, what is the first thing you should do?

• always choose C

• read all answer choices first

• look for a pattern with the letters

• choose your favorite letter

Multiple Choice

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the central idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Multiple Choice

Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.

What is the central idea of this paragraph?

• King Midas loved gold.

• King Midas sold lots of gold.

• King Midas had a heart of gold.

• King Midas hated gold.

Multiple Choice

Shanna had never seen so many fish before. She looked around at the huge tanks and could see hundreds of fish, crabs, shrimp, and all other amazing creatures completely surrounding her. She never thought she could feel like she was completely underwater, yet still be completely dry.
Where is Shanna?

• The Mall

• The Ocean

• The Aquariam

• The Park

Labelling

Label the rhetorical appeals on the advertisement pictured. Review: Rhetorical appeals are strategies or tools used to persuade an audience.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Logos (facts, evidence, statistic)

Ethos (credibility, trust)

Pathos (emotional appeal)

Multiple Choice

Tory is writing a speech about the negative influence of social media. Read the excerpt from her speech. Then, answer the question that follows.

81% of teens have social media accounts. 45% of those teens admit to being logged on to social media constantly.

Which rhetorical appeal has Tori used in this excerpt?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Combination of all three

Drag and Drop

The passage uses the rhetorical appeal of ​

Placeholder

the most in order to craft his argument.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

pathos

Ethos

Logos

Combination of all three

Multiple Choice

Which of the following rhetorical appeals or strategies does the author use to advance their argument on smartphones?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None

Dropdown

When the author includes references like the one shown, it is another element that helps form ​the rhetorical appeal of

Select answer

Match

Match the following POVS to the rhetorical appeal they are most likely to be seen with

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

I, we, our, my--1st person

You, your, you all, 2nd person

he, she, they, students, 3rd person POV

• I, we, our, my--1st person

• You, your, you all, 2nd person

• he, she, they, students, 3rd person POV

Multiple Choice

What is a Rhetorical Device?

• A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

• Occurs when someone takes another person's argument or point, distorts it, or exaggerates it in some kind of extreme way

• Instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument.

• Techniques writers and speakers use to effectively convey ideas and enhance arguments.

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical device refers to emotions or passion?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical device refers to ethics and the image of a person?

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical device refers to logic?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

Multiple Choice

In ethos, the writer or speaker presents himself or herself as

• trustworthy.

• untrustworthy.

Multiple Choice

In ethos, the writer or speaker presents himself to the audience as

• honest

• dishonest

Multiple Choice

In ethos, the writer or speaker presents himself or herself to the audience as

• ethical.

• unethical.

Multiple Choice

Pathos is an argument based on

• fact.

• character.

• emotions and feelings.

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical device does the below scenario depict?
^{Rachael has to convince her parents to let her go out with her friends on Friday night.  This is her argument:
"Mom and Dad I would like to go out with my friends Friday night.  I know you said no and I understand.  However, in the past 6 months , I have come home on time and I have straight A's."} 

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

Multiple Choice

Which argument would use the following words to change a person's perspective of a topic:
I have been a lawyer for 25 years and have won 95% of my cases in this matter.

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

Multiple Choice

What comprises the best argument?

• logos only

• pathos only

• ethos only

• combination of logos, pathos, and ethos

Explanation Slide...

B is the correct answer "by showing where the water goes in each setting"

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