Unit Two Test Remediation

For Passage #1 "Would you like to make $1,000,000 a year?", the author's purpose was to...?

• (inform) help people start their own businesses.

• (inform) teach people how to succeed in the business world.

• (persuade) sell a product.

• (investigate) examine a product that promises great results.

In Passage #1 "Would you like to make $1,000,000 a year?", why does the author use quotations from people "Just like you"?

• (inform) to illustrate the complexities of starting a business

• (inform) to demonstrate how to get started with the program

• to inform readers of the many different ways people use to program

• (persuade) to convince readers that they can be successful

In Passage #1 "Would you like to make $1,000,000 a year?", the author uses all of these text features EXCEPT?

• boldface type

• underlined type

• varying sizes of text

• italicized type

For Passage #1 "Would you like to make $1,000,000 a year?", readers are supposed to believe Jareld Owens because he...?

• has a degree in business administration.

• has twenty years of experience in business.

• makes a lot of money using this program.

• promises readers that his program works.

For Passage #1 "Would you like to make $1,000,000 a year?", readers may realize this plan is NOT as good as it seems when they read the...?

• quotations from other people

• introductory paragraph

• quotation from Jerald Owens

• footnotes

Passage #1 "Would you like to make $1,000,000 a year?" relies on cause and effect organization in order to...?

• convince its audience that the program will work.

• propose a solution to a common problem.

• compare this program with its competitors.

• describe specifically how the program with work in sequential order.

For Passage #2 "Making Mountains," why would someone read this passage? Think about the author's purpose for writing it.

• to learn about the city of Virginia Beach, VA

• to gain information about a unique idea

• to be entertained by a nice story

• to learn about how mountains are formed

In Passage #2 "Making Mountains," what two details from paragraph 2 support identifying its organization as chronological/sequential?

• In the early 1970s,

• Virginia Beach is at sea level.

• Before too long,

• Virginia Beach had a mountain.

According to Passage #2 "Making Mountains," which activity is only available during certain times of the year at Mount Trashmore?

• skating

• bike riding

• sledding

• fishing

Why did the author most likely write "Making Mountains"?

• (persuade) to encourage young people to take advantage of the great outdoors

• to inform readers about an interesting concept

• to persuade readers to visit Mount Trashmore

• (entertain) to tell an imaginary story about the wonders of technology