HMH Into Reading Module 1 Test Skills

Which skill is used to answer this question: What is the meaning of courtesy as used in paragraph 1?

• meaning of and use of words with affixes

• context clues

• author's purpose

• text structure

Which skill would you use to answer this question: Think about the root word auto. What is the meaning of autobiography as used in paragraph 11?

• text structure

• character relationships

• author's point of view

• meaning and use of words with affixes

Which skill would you use to answer the following question: Which sentence from the story shows that the meeting was successful?

• plot elements including rising action, climax, falling action,and resolution

• author's purpose

• author's use of language

• text structure

Which skill would you use to answer the following question: What does the word choice in paragraph 15 suggest about the main character?

• evaluate details to determine key ideas

• use context to determine multiple meaning words

• author's use of language

• creating purposeful structure

Which skill is used to answer this question: How do the two characters change in the story?

• confirm predictions using genre

• make inferences

• analyze plot elements including rising action, climax, falling action and conclusion

• analyze the relationships among the characters

Which skill would you use to answer the following question: What is the author's message

• author's purpose

• text structure

• author's point of view

• author's use of language

Which skill would you use to answer the following question: What does the author's point of view allow the reader to know?

• relationships and conflicts among the characters

• text structure

• author's use of language

• author's point of view

Which skill would you use to answer this question: Which effect from the article matches the cause listed below?

• author's purpose

• context clues to determine meaning of unknown words

• text structure

• inference

Which skill would you use to answer the following question: Which sentence from the story best represents the main theme?

• analyze plot elements including rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

• author's purpose

• text structure

• relationships and conflicts of characters

Which skill would you use to answer the following question: Which is the correct way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

• compound sentences and conjunctions

• subject verb agreement

• identifying fragments

• using prepositions