Chavez/Expository Text Review Quiz

What are the different organizational patterns used in expository text?

(a)  

• chronological order, cause and effect, compare and
• alphabetical order, sequential order, random order

How can you identify the main ideas and supporting details in expository text?

• By only reading the first and last paragraphs of the text.

• By asking someone else to summarize the text for you.

• By carefully reading the text and identifying the central idea, main ideas, and supporting details.

• By skimming through the text and guessing the main ideas and supporting details.

What are context clues and how can they be used to determine the meaning of words in expository text?

(a)  

• Context clues are synonyms of unfamiliar words that can be used to determine their meaning.

• Context clues are hints or information within a te
• Context clues are definitions of unfamiliar words that can be found in a glossary or dictionary.

• Context clues are irrelevant information within a text that can confuse the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Why is it important to analyze the author's purpose in expository text?

• To analyze the grammatical structure of the sentences.

• To identify the main characters in the text.

• To understand the intention behind the writing and evaluate the credibility and bias of the author.

• To determine the font and formatting used by the author.

Which organizational pattern presents information in a cause and effect relationship?

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological

• Alphabetical

What are some common signal words or phrases that indicate the presence of a main idea in expository text?

(a)  

• The main idea is always stated at the beginning of the text

• Some common signal words or phrases that indicate
• Signal words are not used in expository text

• The main idea is not important

Give an example of using context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word in expository text.

(a)  

• Using a dictionary to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word in expository text.

• Guessing the meaning of an unfamiliar word in expository text based on its sound.

• Using context clues to determine the meaning of an
• Asking a friend to explain the meaning of an unfamiliar word in expository text.

What are some possible purposes an author may have for writing expository text?

• To persuade the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To inform, explain, describe, or define a topic.

• To create suspense

Which organizational pattern presents information in a chronological order?

• hierarchical pattern

• chronological pattern

• sequential pattern

• random pattern

How can you differentiate between main ideas and supporting details in expository text?

• By identifying the central points or key concepts as main ideas and looking for evidence or examples that contradict those main ideas

• By identifying the central points or key concepts as supporting details and looking for evidence or examples that contradict those supporting details

• By identifying the central points or key concepts as main ideas and looking for evidence or examples that support those main ideas as supporting details.

• By looking for evidence or examples that contradict the main ideas