Vocabulary Quiz

What does it mean to infer?

• To state explicitly
• To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence
• To summarize the main points
• To analyze the organization

In which organizational structure does a passage present events in the order they occurred?

• Chronological order
• Cause and effect
• Compare and contrast
• Order of importance

What is a counterclaim?

• A main argument made by the author
• A reasonable argument that opposes another claim
• A supporting detail in a passage
• A fact that proves the truth of something

What is bias in writing?

• The explicit meaning of a word
• The opinion of the author
• The order in which events happened
• The attitude of the reader

What should evidence in an informational text prove?

• The author's claim
• The author's bias
• The author's point of view
• The author's purpose

What does it mean for reasoning to be sound?

• It follows logic
• It is biased
• It is irrelevant
• It is denotative

What makes information and evidence relevant in a text?

• It supports the claim
• It is biased
• It is denotative
• It is technical

What is the main argument made by the author called?

• Interactions
• Denotative meaning
• Claim
• Counterclaim

What is the relationship in which one thing causes another thing to happen called?

• Interactions
• Denotative meaning
• Technical meaning
• Cause and effect

What is the author's intention for his or her writing called?

• Interactions
• Denotative meaning
• Author's purpose
• Author's point of view