Unit 2, Week 2

What does the term "Annotation" refer to in the context of reading?

• The genre of a book

• A summary of a text

• Notes added to a text while participating in active reading

• The title of a chapter

What is an argument?

• A conversation between two or more people

• A statement, reason, or fact for or against a point

• A mathematical operation

• A historical event

What does the term "Audience" refer to?

• The performers in a show

• The persons reached by a book, radio or television broadcast, etc.

• The organizers of an event

• The location where an event takes place

What is the central idea of a writing?

• The longest part of the text

• The point the author wants you to remember most

• A minor detail in the story

• The first sentence of the first paragraph

What is a citation?

• A formal recognition of achievement

• A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work

• A legal document ordering someone to appear in court

• A statement of praise

What does the word "Claim" mean?

• A) A request for something due

• B) An assertion of something as a fact

• C) A formal accusation

• D) A statement of intention

What does the term "Connotative" mean?

• A) A primary meaning of a word without any associations

• B) A word that has no meaning

• C) Signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning

• D) A word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning

What is a counterclaim?

• A. A claim made to support a previous claim

• B. A claim made to rebut a previous claim

• C. A claim made to repeat a previous claim

• D. A claim made to ignore a previous claim

What does the term "Credibility" mean?

• The quality of being honest and straightforward

• The quality of being trusted and believed in

• The quality of being entertaining and fun

• The quality of being difficult and challenging

What does "Denotative" mean?

• The ideas or meanings suggested by a word or expression

• The explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression

• A synonym for a word or expression

• The historical origin of a word or expression