Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz

What does analyzing information involve?

• examine, methodically and in detail, in order to explain and interpret it.

• Memorizing it

• Ignoring it

• Guessing it

What is the purpose of annotation?

• To enhance understanding of the text

• To confuse the reader

• To hide information from the reader

• To make the text longer

What does explicit mean?

• Clearly stated so there is no room for confusion or questions

• Vague and unclear

• Hidden and mysterious

• Subjective and personal

What is a fact?

• Something objectively known to be true

• Something that can be interpreted differently by different people

• Something that is always false

• Something that is based on personal opinion

What does implicit mean?

• Implied or suggested, but not clearly stated

• Clearly stated and obvious

• Completely unrelated to the topic

• Based on personal preference

What is an inference?

• The conclusion or deduction determined by evidence and reasoning

• A random guess without any evidence

• A fact that is universally accepted

• An opinion without any basis

What is non-fiction?

• Text about something that really happened or something that really exists

• Text that is completely made up

• Text that is meant to confuse the reader

• Text that is based on personal opinion

What is paraphrasing?

• Putting the ideas of someone else into different words

• Copying someone else's ideas word for word

• Ignoring someone else's ideas

• Making up your own ideas

What is a primary source?

• A first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic

• A source that is not reliable

• A source that is biased

• A source that is based on personal opinion

What is rhetoric?

• The art of effective communication

• The art of confusing the audience

• The art of hiding information

• The art of personal opinion