Unit 3 Test Review

Detailed information about the life of a person written by that same person - Which identifies the type of informational text that includes this content?

• autobiography
• biography
• diary
• news report

Offers very basic information on an upcoming event - Which identifies the type of informational text that includes this content?

• poster
• manual
• newsletter
• menu

Which is a characteristic of technical texts?

• They are fictional.
• They include dialogue.
• The purpose is to inform.
• The purpose is to entertain.

Which explains why the writer never directly addresses the reader in "An Army Corps Like No Other"?

• The report is written in third-person point of view.
• The writer did not write this report for an audence.
• The writer knows he has an audience, but does not know who they are.
• The writer knows that his audience is already very familiar with this topic.

Which describes an inappropriate tone, style, and/or voice?

• A how-to manual written for kindergarteners that uses sophisticated, difficult vocabulary.
• A manual explaining how to program a DVD player that uses steps and simple vocabulary.
• A formal report for school that does not include slang or casual expressions.
• A recipe that uses specific amounts, simple directions, steps, and pictures.

Which is the most reliable source of information?

• A website with broken links
• A website last updated in 2007
• An article published in a scholarly journal
• A Wikipedia article updated yesterday

Which author is the most credible and reliable?

• An anonymous author
• An author who uses lots of details and statistics
• An author who uses statistics and cites his or her sources
• An author who attended an excellent college

Which author has the most credible and reliable source of information?

• An author who includes in-text citations and a works cited page
• An author with an impressive-sounding job
• An author who is being paid by an advertising company to write
• An author with a well-designed website

Read the passage. The dog is presented with a tray with a blue block on it; underneath the block is a treat. The animal moves the block and gets the treat. Which is the best inference to make?

• The dog moves the block because he wants the treat.
• This is a relatively simple test for such an intelligent animal.
• Dogs can be trained to associate treats with the color blue.
• This is not a very impressive trick.

Read the passage: If you still believe that dogs are much smarter than chickens, it's probably because dogs are good at learning the things we want them to learn: fetching the newspaper, for example. 
Which is the best inference to make?

• Chickens are obviously smarter than dogs.
• Dogs are good at learning things.
• Humans have learned nothing about animal intelligence.
• We think dogs are smart because they can learn tricks that we want them to perform.