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Mrs. Jackson's Mid-Term Study Guide 2021-2022

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is one of the steps for Chunking and Annotating?

a)

Chunk the text

b)

Forget the text

c)

Highlight the text

d)

Memorize the text

2.

What are the steps for Chunking and Annotating in the correct order?

a)

1.Annotate

2. Chunk the text

3. Number the chunks

b)

1.Number the chunks

2.Annotate

3.Chunk the text

c)

1.Chunk the text

2.Number the chunks

3.Annotate

d)

1.Chunk the text

2.Annotate

3.Number the chunks

3.

You should chunk and annotate your text ______ you read.

a)

before

b)

as/while

c)

after

d)

never

4.

To annotate your text means to do what?

a)

To write the word annotate all over the paper

b)

Write a paraphrase of the text for each chunk

c)

To ignore the text until the end

d)

Write a summary statement for each chunk.

5.

When you chunk, you must make sure your chunks are not...

a)

too thick or too thin

b)

too big or too small

c)

too hot or too cold

d)

too rich or too poor

6.

In Mrs. Jackson's Class we _______ and ________ our Text of the Week!

a)

read, forget

b)

chunk, learn

c)

read, recite

d)

chunk, annotate

7.

You must use your ____ _____ when you write your summary statement.

a)

best opinions

b)

own words

c)

egg nog

d)

paraphrase words

8.

Do not simply ______ or ______ sentences from the text when you're chunking and annotating.

a)

cover, annotate

b)

remember, summarize

c)

underline, highlight

d)

skip, underline

9.

Be sure to cover _____ of the text!

a)

SOME

b)

PARTS

c)

NONE

d)

ALL

10.

When you chunk and annotate, you should not _____ parts.

a)

annotate

b)

forget

c)

skip

d)

summarize

11.

Make your summary sentence a ______________ sentence!

a)

CONFUSING

b)

COMPLETE

c)

COMPETITIVE

d)

CONSTRAINED

12.

"Talks about the way teens are vaping"

is a complete sentence.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Chunking and Annotating can help you in ______ class where reading takes place.

a)

none

b)

no

c)

any

d)

zero

14.

Your weekly annotations are usually due ___________.

a)

Monday, Thursday at 2:00pm

b)

Friday at 11:59pm

c)

Fun Friday, Super Saturday at midnight

d)

Monday, Tuesday at 4:45am

15.

If you need more time to work on your weekly annotations, you can always ask for a(n) _______ ________.

a)

chocolate cookie

b)

RTI/IMPACT pass

c)

Skip Pass

d)

free time

16.

________ Summaries are the only right kind of summaries! Not sure about this one? Ask Mrs. Jackson! :)

a)

Excellent

b)

Existent

c)

Expert

d)

Exit

17.

_________ is when we restate in our own words the meaning of what we've read using DIFFERENT WORDS from those used in the original text.

a)

Summarizing

b)

Overstating

c)

Chunking

d)

Answering

18.

When you summarize, you should always restate in your own words what you've read using ______ WORDS.

a)

DIFFERENT

b)

DIFFERING

c)

DEFERRED

d)

DETRIMENTAL

19.

Summarizing is when we _____ in our own words.

a)

overstate

b)

restate

c)

understate

d)

no state

20.

Why should we summarize?

a)

To figure out what's MOST IMPORTANT after you're finished reading! It also helps determine the CENTRAL IDEA!!!

b)

To do busy work

c)

To figure out what's MOST STRANGE about the text

d)

To name all the characters

21.

An EXPERT SUMMARY should be...

a)

spiffy, simple, and short

b)

short, simple, sweet, to the point

c)

sweet, sassy, and short

d)

short, simple, and shifty

22.

An EXPERT SUMMARY contains only the _____ ______ of the text.

a)

main portion

b)

big summary

c)

big idea

d)

main chunk

23.

An EXPERT SUMMARY will leave out ______ info.

a)

nonhelpful

b)

nonhaptic

c)

nonhelping

d)

nonhatching

24.

An EXPERT SUMMARY is not a _____ or a copy of the text.

a)

reunion

b)

retext

c)

retelling

d)

retold

25.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an EXPERT SUMMARY?

a)

Leaves out nonhelpful info

b)

Not a retelling or just a copy of the text

c)

Uses 3 key words

d)

Short, simple, sweet, to the point

26.

We will continue Chunking and Annotating our weekly text until...

a)

Everyone does it perfectly.

b)

The majority of students turn it in on time.

c)

The majority of students are doing it at a high level.

d)

Everyone knows how to paraphrase.

27.

Which of the following would be the BEST EXPERT SUMMARY STATEMENT for this chunk? (This is from a Newsela article about Singer Mariah Carey's famous Christmas Song "All I Want for Christmas Is You")


"The song has amassed more than 550 million views on YouTube for its wintry home movie-style vibe. It also has nearly 510 million plays on Spotify. Last Christmas Eve, it broke Spotify's then-record for the most-played song in 24 hours, racking up 10.8 million streams."

a)

The song has 510 million plays on Spotify, 550 million views on YouTube, and racked up 10.8 million streams in 24 hours.

b)

The song has amassed more than 550 million views on YouTube for its wintry home movie-style vibe. It also has nearly 510 million plays on Spotify. Last Christmas Eve, it broke Spotify's then-record for the most-played song in 24 hours, racking up 10.8 million streams.

c)

Last Christmas Eve, it set a big record.

d)

Statistics show the song is extremely popular.

28.

The name of this class is called...

a)

Introduction to Critical Typing

b)

Introduction to Critical Talking

c)

Introduction to Critical Thinking

d)

Introduction to Critical Testing

29.

Your Mid-Term Test is worth ___ of your Semester Grade.

a)

1%

b)

2%

c)

5%

d)

15%

30.

You are currently studying on _________!

a)

Quizlet

b)

Quizizz

c)

QuizTest

d)

Quizercise

31.

The central idea of a text is ____________.

a)

what the last sentence is

b)

a tiny, little detail

c)

what the author MOST wants you to know

d)

the one word that is mentioned a lot

32.

If you come across an unfamiliar vocab, which of the following can you do?

a)

See if you recognize a root word in the word.

b)

See if you see a word you know in the word

c)

See if you recognize any prefixes or suffixes in the word

d)

All of the above

33.

If an idea is shown or explained THROUGHOUT the text, then it is most likely the _______ ________.

a)

happy place

b)

monkey bars

c)

supporting detail

d)

central idea

34.

Unfamiliar vocab example: discontentment


What is the root word of that word that can help you figure out what the word means?

a)

dis

b)

ment

c)

content

d)

con

35.

Unfamiliar vocab example: preparation


What is the root word of that word that can help you figure out what the word means?

a)

tion

b)

pre

c)

par

d)

prepare