Informational Text Quiz

The author organizes the information in the selection mainly by

• a. comparing the first comic book, Yellow Kid, to one of the newest characters, Spiderman.

• b. Providing details about how the ar changed the comic book hero.

• c. Describing the cost of how much the comic books cost.

• d. explaining how comic books have evolved throughout the years.

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9B: Text Structure

What is the main idea in paragraphs 3 and 4?

• WWII started in 1941

• Comic book characters became heroes

• Comic book sales flourished

• Comic books are fun to read.

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What is the controlling idea in paragraphs 5?

• WWII caused the topics of the comic books to change

• Parents became concerned about the content

• Comic book publishers are going out of business

• Horror comic books were popular

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8Di: Controlling Idea

What can you infer about the graphic feature included in the text?

• a. That comic book characters wear masks

• b. That comic book characters are all men

• c. Comic book characters are mean

• d. Comic book characters are tough

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Graphic Feature

What do the words spun off," as used in sentence 26, most likely mean?

• a. Resulted

• b. Halted

• c. Picked out

• d. Combined

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2B: Context Clues

It can be inferred that comic books are:

• a. Usually about war and crime

• b. Very short stories

• c. Influenced by politics

• d. Read and enjoyed by everyone

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5F: Inference

We often let others know what we are thinking without using words. The name that we give for this kind of communication is body language. Body language includes gestures, facial expressions, and posture. Body language does not always mean the same thing to everyone.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• We sometimes use words to express ourselves.
• Body language may not mean the same thing to everyone.
• We use body language to communicate with others.
• Body language includes gestures, facial expression, and posture.

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What is the CONTROLLING IDEA of this paragraph?

You’ve probably heard that older men die before older women virtually everywhere in the world. In the United States, women are expected to live an average of 80.4 years, while men live only 75.2 years. Sociologists attribute many factors to this trend. For example, men have higher testosterone levels than women, which may make men more likely to abuse alcohol and tobacco, drive aggressively, and engage in other life-threatening behaviors. Men also choose riskier types of work and become involved in wartime aggression, which are connected to men’s decreased life expectancy. Studies also show that women are less likely to experience life-threatening illnesses and health problems than men are.

• Women are generally in better health than men.

• Men engage in more risky behaviors than women.

• Men have more testosterone than women.

• Men's life expectancy is shorter than women's.

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Which is a SUPPORTING DETAIL for the main idea? (There is more than one answer.)

The United States has a severe fire problem that if not addressed, will continue to worsen drastically. Fire statistics show that our nation, one of the richest and most technologically sophisticated countries in the world, lags behind its peer nations in fire security. Nationally, there are millions of fires, thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars lost each year—figures which far exceed comparable statistics for other industrialized countries. In 2001, for example, the direct value of property destroyed in fires was $11 billion ($44 billion if the World Trade Center loss is included). More recently in 2004, direct property losses from fires were estimated at over $9.8 billion.

• In 2001, for example, the direct value of property destroyed in fires was $11 billion ($44 billion if the World Trade Center loss is included).

• The United States has a severe fire problem that if not addressed, will continue to worsen drastically.

• More recently in 2004, direct property losses from fires were estimated at over $9.8 billion.

• Fire statistics show that our nation, one of the richest and most technologically sophisticated countries in the world, lags behind its peer nations in fire security.

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Which is a SUPPORTING DETAIL for the main idea? (There is more than one answer.)

For decades, we have looked at our steadily increasing life expectancy rates and proudly proclaimed that Americans’ health has never been better. Recently, however, health organizations and international groups have attempted to quantify the number of years a person lives with a disability or illness, compared with the number of healthy years. The World Health Organization summarizes this concept as healthy life expectancy. Simply stated, healthy life expectancy refers to the number of years a newborn can expect to live in full health, based on current rates of illness and mortality and also on the quality of their lives. For example, if we could delay the onset of diabetes so that a person didn’t develop the disease until he or she was 60 years old, rather than developing it at 30, there would be a dramatic increase in this individual’s healthy life expectancy.

• For decades, we have looked at our steadily increasing life expectancy rates and proudly proclaimed that Americans’ health has never been better.

• Simply stated, healthy life expectancy refers to the number of years a newborn can expect to live in full health, based on current rates of illness and mortality and also on the quality of their lives.

• The World Health Organization summarizes this concept as healthy life expectancy.

• For example, if we could delay the onset of diabetes so that a person didn’t develop the disease until he or she was 60 years old, rather than developing it at 30, there would be a dramatic increase in this individual’s healthy life expectancy.

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