E1 U5 Pre-assessment 23-24

While reading a detective novel, what is the purpose of making inferences about the suspect's motives?

• To guess the detective's personal opinions about the case

• To support understanding of the plot with evidence gathered

• To summarize the novel without understanding the mystery

• To critique the author's writing style in crafting mysteries

While reading a detailed article about climate change, how can you determine the key ideas from the details provided?

• By ignoring minor details

• By focusing on the illustrations only

• By evaluating the details carefully

• By skipping to the conclusion

When a policy analyst is tasked with developing a new policy on renewable energy, what does the process of synthesizing information involve?

• Ignoring conflicting reports and studies on renewable energy impacts

• Creating a new understanding of renewable energy from multiple research studies and reports

• Focusing solely on the most recent study for information on renewable energy

• Memorizing statistics from renewable energy reports without analyzing their implications

What is necessary to support an interpretive response in analyzing a novel?

• A personal anecdote

• Text evidence and original commentary

• A quotation from a famous person

• A summary of the text

How can the meanings of a text be discussed?

• By basing the discussion on personal opinions only

• By ignoring the author's intent

• By considering both explicit or implicit meanings

• By focusing on the explicit meanings only

When analyzing a political speech, what should be considered to fully understand its impact?

• The font size and style of the speech transcript

• The politician's hobbies

• The politician's purpose, intended audience, and message

• The design of the speech's promotional materials

What is the goal of revising drafts?

• To shorten the text as much as possible

• To improve aspects like clarity, development, and organization

• To correct only spelling mistakes

• To change the main idea completely

Why is editing drafts important?

• To add more quotes

• To ensure adherence to standard English conventions

• To use more complex vocabulary

• To make the text longer

In preparing a speech on the importance of recycling, what should be included?

• A clear thesis and relevant supporting evidence

• A conclusion that contradicts the thesis

• Only opinions without evidence

• Irrelevant examples

What types of evidence are analyzed in argumentative texts?

• Only statistical data

• Anecdotal evidence only

• Evidence that supports only one side of the argument

• Various types including concessions and rebuttals