English Applications

Words which relate to class subjects or professions are considered which of the following?

• Content area words

• Academic language

• High-frequency words

• Professional terms

“Scale” is an example of which of the following?

• A word which has one definition regardless of context

• A word which means structure of nucleic acid

• A word with different definitions in the context of different class subjects or professions

• A word commonly used in class assignments

Which of the following best describes the term formulate?

• To examine information in order to explain or interpret

• To talk about or write about a topic

• To develop or express ideas

• To provide evidence for

Which of the following describes the term discredit?

• To agree

• To harm a reputation

• To recall

• To weaken or damage

Which of the following describes a suffix?

• Meaning of a word before the addition of a prefix

• To be unable to perform an action

• An element added to the beginning of a word

• An element added to the end of a word

Which of the following is NOT a reading comprehension strategy?

• Using pre-reading supports

• Using visual and contextual supports

• Using audiobooks

• Using resources

Julie read a difficult article about neuroscience. She had to stop often and look up terms she did not know, which meant she needed to reread paragraphs multiple times. What should she have done to help make reading the difficult article easier?

• Identified and looked up all of the vocabulary terms she did not know beforehand

• Found an easier article to read

• Searched for other students’ notes on the article

• Used the subtitles for sections of the article to help her understand the main points of the article

Which of the following is NOT an example of a graphic indicator which can help in understanding the main purpose of a text?

• Subtitles

• Tables

• Bold font

• Page and section numbers

Tyra skimmed through the previous chapter of her art history book before beginning to read the chapter assigned to her as homework. Why did she do this?

• To identify topic-related vocabulary

• To gain background knowledge

• To use graphic indicators

• To take notes about the content

Jordan read a chapter in his architecture textbook last night, but as he is preparing for his quiz he realizes he forgot everything he read. Which of the following is NOT a way for him to prevent this from happening again?

• Taking notes while reading

• Highlighting important information while reading

• Skimming the chapter once instead of reading

• Summarizing the content in his own words while reading