EFL Non-Literary Text Analysis Review

Non-Literary Text Analysis Practice Review

Answer the questions and complete the tasks on each slide.

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Re-read the article "Iguanas on Fiji likely floated nearly 5,000 miles from North America on vegetation rafts" by Julianna Bragg.

Multiple Choice

What is an iguana?

• A type of lizard

• The name of the sea along the eastern coast of Fiji

• A type of snake

• The name of an island near Fiji

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a synonym for "travel" that does not appear in the article?

• journey

• trek

• tour

• voyage

Drag and Drop

Which of the following adjectives are used in the article to emphasize how far the iguanas travelled? List them in the order that they appear in the article:​

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epic

epric

longest

modern

embarked

greatest

extraordinary

Multiple Choice

Why does the author use adjectives to emphasize the length of the iguana's journey across Earth?

• To make the writing more interesting.

• To appeal to the audience and get them interested in the iguana's journey.

• To prove their argument about their reason why iguanas migrated to Fiji.

• To prove that they are an expert on the topic of iguanas.

Multiple Choice

What query does the author posit at the beginning of the article?

• How genetic evidence can be use to prove or disprove a theory.

• One theory suggests that an extinct species of iguana travelled from over water Americas while another theory suggests they migrated over land from Asia or Australia

• How the iguanas managed to survive when travelling great distances over water.

• Why the iguanas chose to migrate to Fiji.

Match

Match the definition to the word.

• a form of gambling, especially on horse races, in which all the stakes are divided among the winners

• the action or process of distributing or spreading things or people over a wide area

• a place situated far from the main centres of population; distant

• Warm-blooded animals; that is, those that maintain a constant body temperature independent of the environment.

• the production of a computer model of something, especially for the purpose of study

sweepstakes

dispersal

remote

endotherms

simulations

• sweepstakes

• dispersal

• remote

• endotherms

• simulations

Dropdown

The author believes that the theory that proposes the iguanas migrated from​

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is correct.

Multiple Choice

Why do those who support the theory that the iguanas migrated from Asia or Australia disagree with the Americas migration theory?

• They believe that travelling over land was easier.

• They believe the iguanas mostly travel by water.

• There is fossil evidence that proves that the ancestor of this species originated from Asia.

• The vegetation that this species regularly eats grows in both Asia and Fiji.

Multiple Choice

What is significant about the following information from the article?: "The findings, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, help clarify the long-standing mystery of how these reptiles reached such remote islands."

• Its currency

• Its relevancy

• Its accuracy

• Its authority

Video Response

Find three facts/statistics from the article that support the overwater theory. Record a video of you reading out these facts.

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Multiple Choice

Dr. Scarpetta and Dr. McGuire's research are referenced in this article. What aspect of the rhetorical triangle does this relate to?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

• kronos

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the author presenting contradictory ideas in the following sentence: "Some estimates suggest that an overwater journey from North America to Fiji could have taken anywhere form four to 12 months. However, newer simulations indicate the trip may have been closer to 2 ^1/2 to four months, Scarpetta said."

• To disprove the overwater theory.

• To show that it takes a very long time for the iguana's to travel from North America to Fiji.

• To introduce new evidence.

• To disprove the overland theory.

Multiple Choice

What information is omitted from this article?

• Evidence to support the overland theory from Asia or Australia.

• Information about the iguana's diet.

• Reference to genetic data.

• Reference to fossil evidence.