Study Skills and Reading Comprehension Quiz

What is the process of adding notes or comments to a text to mark significant features?

• Annotating

• Paraphrasing

• Predicting

• Inferring

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which term describes an idea that is clearly stated and leaves little room for interpretation?

• Implicit meaning

• Explicit meaning

• Inference

• Key idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

What is the term for a logical guess made by connecting bits of information?

• Prediction

• Annotating

• Inference

• Note-taking

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

What is the study skill of outlining or summarizing the ideas of a lecture or book?

• Paraphrasing

• Note-taking

• Annotating

• Predicting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does it mean to restate the meaning of something in different words without evaluation?

• Annotating

• Inferring

• Paraphrasing

• Predicting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

What is a form of inference where the reader anticipates forthcoming events?

• Key idea

• Prediction

• Annotating

• Explicit meaning

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

What is the purpose of summarizing a text?

• To reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea

• To add more details to the text

• To change the original meaning of the text

• To make the text longer

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is characterization in literature?

• The method of constructing a character by stating or revealing aspects of their personality

• The process of editing a text for grammar

• The use of metaphors in a story

• The opposition of forces in a plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What does conflict in literature refer to?

• The opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action

• The use of literary devices to enhance a story

• The editing process of a text

• The literal meaning of words

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is figurative language?

• Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning

• Language that is always literal and straightforward

• Language used only in scientific texts

• Language that avoids any literary devices

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5