NY State Test Skills Quiz

What is the main purpose of a summary?

• To give your opinion about the text

• To provide a detailed explanation of the text

• To offer a brief statement of the main points of the text

• To rewrite the text in your own words without changing its meaning

When an author uses a metaphor in a story, what are they trying to do?

• Make the story longer

• Compare two things without using "like" or "as"

• Describe the setting in detail

• Introduce a new character

What is the best way to determine the theme of a story?

• By reading the first and last paragraphs only

• By considering the main conflict and how it is resolved

• By counting the number of characters in the story

• By looking at the title only

Which of the following is an example of a first hand account, or primary source?

• A textbook summary of the Civil War

• An encyclopedia entry about World War II

• A diary entry from a soldier during the Civil War

• A magazine article analyzing the effects of World War II

What does it mean to infer something from a text?

• To guess without any evidence

• To state a fact directly mentioned in the text

• To make a logical guess based on evidence in the text

• To rewrite the text in a simpler form

Why is it important to identify the author's purpose in a text?

• To understand why the text was written

• To learn more about the author's life

• To find errors in the text

• To rewrite the text in a different genre

What is a synonym for "analyze" in the context of reading comprehension?

• Ignore

• Summarize

• Examine

• Rewrite

Which of the following best describes a character's motivation?

• The actions the character takes

• The background information about the character

• The reasons behind a character's actions

• The character's description

What is the effect of using first-person point of view in a narrative?

• It allows the reader to see the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• It limits the narrative to the perspective of one character.

• It makes the story less believable.

• It provides an objective overview of the story.

When an author uses foreshadowing, they are:

• Giving a detailed description of the setting

• Introducing the main characters in the story

• Hinting at events that will occur later in the story

• Summarizing the story's ending in the first paragraph