The Making of a Book - Journey's Comprehension

How can you tell that the section of the article entitled "Early Books: From Clay to Paper" is organized in chronological order?

• The text uses transitional words such as later and after.

• The section discusses early trends in publishing.

• The major points of the section are numbered.

• The text uses details and examples to support main ideas.

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Humans have used various materials to print books. In what order were the book materials mentioned in Chapter 1 invented?

• paper, papyrus, parchment, tablets

• tablets, papyrus, parchment, paper

• papyrus, tablets, paper, parchment

• parchment, paper, tablets, papryus

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In Chapter 2, the author organizes the steps in book production according to their...

• cost

• importance

• number of people involved

• order in the creative process

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The main purpose of Chapter 3 is to discuss...

• the future of publishing

• the causes of increased book sales

• why paper books will cease to exist

• why audio books became so popular

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Which diagram would best help readers organize the information in Chatper 1?

• comparing diagram

• illustration with labels

• sequence of events diagram

• main idea and details

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By 1999, many books were published both in print and as e-books, available with the click of a computer mouse.

What does the term e-books mean in the sentence?

• edited books

• erasable books

• error-free books

• electronic books

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The author includes the chart at the end of Chapter 2 in order to

• present new information to the reader

• introduce the topic of the next chapter

• summarize the information in the chapter

• suggest other aspects of publishing that might interest the reader

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Many specialized vocabulary words are used in this article. The author explains the meaning of these words by

• defining the words in a chart

• referring the reader to a glossary

• including notes at the bottom of the page

• giving information in the text that explains what the word means

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The organization of the two articles is similar because they both use

• chronological order

• order of importance

• problem and solution

• comparison and contrast

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How are the two articles different?

• "History of the Book" describes e-books

• "The making of a Book" tells about the printing press.

• "History of the Book" describes book printing from Egypt to modern day.

• "The making of a Book" includes more information about the publishing process.

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