Reading Unit 1.1

What is an expository text?

• a text that explains how things are alike and different

• a text that tells a fantasy story

• a text that explains facts about a topic

• a text that is a true story about the author's life

What is a personal narrative text?

• a text that explains the similarities and differences between two things

• a text that tells a fantasy story

• a text that explains facts about a topic

• a text that tells a true story about the author's life

What is a diagram?

• labeled drawings in the text that help the reader understand something

• mini-titles in a text that help to organize information

• hints within a sentence or paragraph to help the reader understand the meaning of new/unfamiliar words

• the title of a story

Which of the following is an example of a personal narrative text we have read in class?

• "Earthquakes"

• The class rules

• "Weathering the Storm"

• The Three Little Pigs

What is the definition of alter?

• to pray at the front of the church

• a serious damage or ruin

• not behaving in a way that is expected

• to make different; to adapt or change

Which of the following is a hazard?

• a beautiful spring day

• an icy road after a blizzrd

• a lake that overflows into an empty field

• a day when the humidity makes the air thick

When something is severe, it is...

• not very important

• dangerous or serious

• large or considerable in amount

• changed or different

Which two words have similar meanings?

• crisis and emergency

• collapse and build

• substantial and small

• unpredictable and known

Who is your favorite speech and drama teacher?

• Mr. Spock

• Spongebob

• Dora the Explorere

• Mrs. Melancon

What does SAM stand for?

• Strong Arms Market

• Silly Animal Machines

• Severe Aligator Mouths

• St. Angela Merici