Reading Comprehension Quiz

What does "Cause and Effect" refer to in writing?

• A story about a person's life written by another person

• A list of items or events in a sequence

• How facts, people, events, or concepts happen or exist because of other facts or events

• A comparison between two different things

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which type of writing is intended to be humorous and reveal the author's personality?

• Biography

• Formal essay

• Personal essay

• Autobiography

What is the main purpose of an author's viewpoint in a text?

• To list events in chronological order

• To provide a short summary of the text

• To express what the author thinks or feels about the subject

• To compare different concepts

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

What is the primary goal of a text written to persuade?

• To entertain

• To convince

• To inform

• To describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of the following best describes a "Summary"?

• A detailed comparison of different topics

• A personal story revealing deep insights

• A broad statement about a variety of information

• A short statement that tells the main points or important ideas of a reading passage

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of these are example of non-fiction?

• Articles, biographies, text books

• Poems, fairy tales, stories

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

An autobiography is...

• a true story of a person's life written or told by that person

• science fiction

• true story of a person's life written or told by someone else

• comedy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

She read a(n) _______ about Benjamin Franklin’s life written by a famous historian.

• biosphere

• autobiography

• biography

• biology

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

tells how facts, people, events, or concepts are alike(compare) or different (contrast);

• compare and contrast

• concept definition

• cause and effect

• enumeration listing

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

putting information in a list

• problem and solution

• generalization

• concept definition

• enumeration listing

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5