Nonfiction Signpost Quiz

When you are reading, and the writer presents something that is different from what you already knew or from what you read earlier in the article or book.

• Extreme or Absolute Language 
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Word Gaps
• Numbers and Stats

When you are reading, and the author uses words or phrases that you do not recognize or know.

• Word Gaps
• Quoted Words
• Extreme or Absolute Language
• Numbers and Stats

When the author quotes others directly to get a point across.

• Word Gaps
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Extreme or Absolute Language 
• Quoted Words

When the author uses numbers or words to prove a point or create an image. 

• Word Gaps
• Numbers and Stats
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Extreme or Absolute Language

When the author uses language that leaves no doubt, exaggerates, or overstates a case.

• Extreme or Absolute Language 
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Quoted Words
• Word Gaps

Why did the author use those numbers or amounts?

• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Extreme or Absolute Language
• Numbers and Stats
• Word Gaps

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the difference and why does it matter?

• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Numbers and Stats
• Word Gaps
• Quoted Words

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why did the author say it like that?

• Word Gaps
• Numbers and Stats
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Extreme or Absolute Language

Do I know this word from someplace else? Can I find clues to help me understand the word?

• Quoted Words
• Extreme or Absolute Language 
• Word Gaps
• Numbers and Stats

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why did the author quote or cite this person?

• Numbers and Stats
• Word Gaps
• Quoted Words
• Contrast and Contradictions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5