Informational Text Practice

The title “Teen Reading Survey” tells you

that this selection will most likely —

• compare books and movies for teens

• analyze book sales the teen market

• List teens' favorite interests and activities

• Give statistics about teen's reading habits

Which statement from paragraphs 1 and 2 expresses the main idea of the survey results?

• Many teens enjoy reading and often do read for pleasure

• They lack good reading material

• 50% of girls said they read for pleasure, while only 32% of boys did

• They found reading boring and prefer watching television or movies

Which statement is a factual claim that

you can support with evidence from the

survey?

• Almost half of all teens do not read

  because few books are written for a

  teen audience.

• Schools don’t require teens to read

  enough novels.

• Teens who enjoy reading are self-

  motivated readers.

• Parents are actively involved in getting

  their teens to read.

Based on the survey, which statement is an

opinion?

• Close to half of teens surveyed think

  they have little time to read for pleasure.

• Boys should spend more time reading.

• Ten percent of girls read to learn new

  things on their own.

• More boys than girls read only what is

  required for school.

By choosing to take a book on her trip,

the author is making which claim?

• A Book is easy to carry on a trip

• There are many kinds of books that appeal to different people

• A book will provide the most satisfaction and pleasure

• Books are inexpensive to replace

Which reason does the author give to support her claim?

• Every time you read a book, you can discover something new

• Reading a book would make the trip seem shorter

• By reading, you could learn how to write your own book

• You could learn a book so well that you could discuss it later with your friends

Which statement is a factual claim?

• It would be a hard choice (paragraph 1)

• A book you love is like a friend (paragraph 4)

• And making your own mind work is the most interesting thing there is to do (paragraph 6)

• When you read a story you do something that no animal can (paragraph 6)

What counterargument does the author

address in paragraphs 2 and 3?

• She would probably stop reading the book before she got to the end of it

• She would have to read the book over and over again on such a long trip

• The book would probably fall apart before the trip was done

• She would regret her choice and wish she had the harmonica

Both selections convey that reading is ---

• an enjoyable activity

• necessary in order to succeed

• unlike any other activity

• like talking to a friend