Informational Text Test

Which sentence best expresses the controlling idea of the article?

• Many recent graduates want to take time off before transitioning to a career, a large number of them wanting to travel.

• Teaching English abroad offers the excitement of travel and the security of an income.

• Teachers with no training often come to hate the job, but teachers with proper preparation often prosper.

• As an English instructor, there are opportunities to engage with a wide variety of clients, from private students who are working adults to children in a school language class.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The author organizes this article by ____

• comparing the advantages of traveling after college with teaching English abroad.

• presenting the actions required to become an English teacher abroad with step by step instructions.

• summarizing the positive effects that an English teacher can have on others.

• providing reasons in support of teaching English abroad after college.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which information from paragraph 1 is further developed by the details in paragraph 2?

• The concept that teaching abroad is an affordable way to travel.

• The idea that teaching abroad offers the opportunity for personal growth.

• The lack of rigorous requirements for teach-abroad programs.

• The ways teaching abroad is beneficial to participants.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The author includes the information about the specific certificates required to teach abroad in paragraph 2 to __

• emphasize that schools in other countries only hire English teachers with many years of experience.

• differentiate between how teaching English abroad differs from teaching in the United States.

• provide actions a reader might take to get started working toward teaching abroad.

• refute the idea that it is difficult to find jobs teaching in foreign countries.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Read these sentences from paragraph 2.

It takes only four to six months to earn certification, so the time investment is minimal. For the especially bold, in-person courses in the country where the prospective teachers already plan to teach can have them at the head of the class in just a few weeks. Given that finding a program for certification is easy, and can even be done online, why wouldn't a teacher pursue certification?

The author is implying that __

• prospective English teachers should not skip the certification step because it is so simple.

• teachers would have an easier time than other candidates in teach-abroad programs.

• the certification programs are of poor quality and are not necessary to teach.

• people who sign up for teach-abroad are not usually properly certified.

How does paragraph 3 contribute to the author's message?

• It strengthens the author's message by describing the benefits enjoyed by those who teach abroad.

• It presents evidence to support the idea that teaching abroad is more lucrative than an internship.

• It refines the author's message by explaining why traveling is an important transition to experience before starting a career.

• It presents a counterargument about traveling without being paid versus teaching abroad.

Read the following dictionary entry.

Vocation

1. a strong inclination to a particular state or course of action 2. an entry into the priesthood or a religious order 3. the work in which a person is employed; occupation 4. the special function of an individual or group

Which definition best matches the use of the word vocation in paragraph 3?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What evidence does the author provide to support the controlling idea he or she makes in paragraph 4?

• Personal anecdotes from people who have taught in foreign countries.

• The results of comparisons between communities that participate in teach-abroad programs and those that do not.

• Details regarding the positive effects English teachers can have on people in communities.

• Facts about which characteristics make someone a good candidate to teach abroad.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read the following dictionary entry.

Engage

1. to expose the risk for the attainment or support of some end 2. to induce to participate 3. to pledge oneself; promise 4. to give attention to something; deal

What definition best matches the use of the word engage in paragraph 4?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The metaphor describing teachers as cultural ambassadors in paragraph 4 helps convey __

• the ways teachers are expected to interact with foreign governments.

• the type of information teachers learn from their students.

• how important teachers can be to other people.

• a contrast between teachers and their pupils.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2