Comparing Texts

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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The main purpose of “How to Save a Baby Orangutan” is to ______, whereas the main purpose of “Why We Need Rainforests” is to ______.
introduce readers to Dr. Signe Preuschoft; inform
readers about Earth’s water cycle
inform readers about the threats orangutans face;
help readers understand the vital role rainforests
play in the planet’s health
describe the unique ecosystem in Borneo; explain
why deforestation occurs
explain how orangutans communicate; compare
the lumber and coal industries
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chapters 1 and 2 are mostly like which of the following stories?
Holes (Stanley is sent to jail for kids for stealing shoes)
Woods Runner (Samuel's family is captured by British soldiers and the Iroquois. Samuel must walk through the wilderness to rescue them.)
Black Beauty (Beauty, the horse, is passed from one owner to the next. Some are cruel, some are kind.)
The Sign of the Beaver (Matt is left in the wilderness while his father leaves to get the rest of the family.)
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This story is a modern gothic text (compared to Fall of the House of Usher which is a traditional gothic text). What is similar in them?
They both use gloomy settings
They both have unusual occurrences
They both use dramatic endings where everything is resolved
They both have ordinary, relatable characters
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What information in the second passage could BEST help readers understand information in the first passage?
Take a hike for exercise.
Pack your food properly to avoid bears.
Play a card game if it rains.
Read the campsite rules.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A similarity between "James Forten" and " "They Called Her Molly Pitcher" is
both stories were set on a ship.
both stories described the soldiers uniforms.
both stories revealed one person's part in the war using sensory details.
both stories showed what it was like to be captured by the British.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an extended metaphor?
Words that appeal to our senses.
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
A comparison of two unlike things that extends the entire poem or story.
I don't know we didn't learn this.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To compare the information texts, we can start to find the . . . . . and . . . . ..
Similarities and Differences
Differences and Differences
Similarities and Similarities
Similarities and Contradictions
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
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