Craft and Structure

What is the purpose of the following passage? One day, my little brother decided he wanted to bake a cake. He was only five years old at the time, but he was determined. He pulled out all of the pots and pans in the kitchen and filled them with chocolate, flour, eggs, and any other ingredient he could find. When no cake appeared after all of his work, he stood in the middle of the room and cried. Needless to say, Mom was not very sympathetic.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

What is the purpose of the following passage? Discovered in 2008, a Pinocchio frog is a small tree frog. An expedition funded by the National Geographic Society discovered the strange little species while exploring the Foja Mountains in Indonesia. The frog can “inflate” its nose to make it suddenly grow larger.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

A student wants to find the section of his science textbook that covers genetics. What text feature will help him find that section?

• Headings and subheadings

• Table of contents

• Glossary

• Diagrams

Caroline has found a photo in her textbook of a famous person who looks familiar, but she cannot recognize. What text feature will help her confirm that the person in the photo is Rosa Parks, as she suspects?

• Font styles

• Index

• Charts & graphs

• Captions

What is the meaning of the underlined word? The presenter’s monotonous voice made the presentation boring for the audience.

• loud

• happy

• dull

What is the meaning of the underlined word? The students who were protesting were told to vacate the area in front of the building and move to the back.

• Rule

• Leave

• occupy

Which text feature is demonstrated in the passage below? A biography of a famous astronaut called First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong, written by James R. Hansen is now available as an audio book.

• Font styles

• Index

• Charts & graphs

• Captions

Which text feature is demonstrated below?

Continents

There are seven large land masses on earth which are referred to as continents. The seven continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.

Africa

Africa is the second largest, and the second most populated continent. It is surrounded by the ocean and divided nearly in half by the equator.

• Headings and subheadings

• Table of contents

• Glossary

• Diagrams

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

The members of the basketball team were told it was vital that they turn in their insurance forms in order to play.

• Irrelevant

• Unnecessary

• Important

• Dangerous

What is the purpose of the following passage?

Today our landfills are filled with plastic grocery bags. These bags degrade slowly and release harmful chemicals. Do your part for the environment and start using a reusable, cloth grocery bag whenever you shop.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain