ENGLISH 4

Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn't be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV! What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• All cartoons are bad.

• Books are good.

• Some cartoons are bad for Maria.

• Watching a lot of television isn't good for Maria.

For a growing number of kids, an active lifestyle is the exception rather than the rule. The attraction of television, computers, and video games keep children spending far more time sitting at home than running around in the great outdoors. Which is the main idea?

• Children love television

• An active lifestyle is a healthy lifestyle

• Children are less active than they used to be

Select the supporting details that doesn't fit.

Topic Sentence: My cat is afraid of everything.

• He hides under the couch when you turn the microwave on.

• He runs away when you sweep the floor.

• He sleeps all day long.

• He jumps every time the doorbell rings.

Graphic organizers can be used to....

• Organize writing

• Brainstorm

• Make information more accessible to students

• All of the above

Identify the type of organization that uses this visual

• compare/contrast

• problem/solution

• cause/effect

• argument/support

What type of text structure uses this type of graphic organizer?

• compare/contrast

• description

• cause/effect

• chronological

What type of text structure uses this type of graphic organizer?

• problem/solution

• cause/effect

• chronological

• argument/support

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the _________________

• mood

• tone

_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

• mood

• tone

What is the tone of the following text? "I will not" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!"

• pleased

• happy

• angry

• suspicious