WorksheetsQUIZ 2 7A
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
a) This passage ____.
tells why crime happens
describes a kind of work
tells a police officer's story
talks about different kinds of jobs
b) What does "the game is on" (paragraph 1) mean?
You are watching a game on TV.
A crime happens during a sports game
You are playing a game with your friends.
Crime scene investigation is like playing a game.
c) What can we tell from these sentences in paragraph 1?
"You look at the shoeprints. They're large, so you're likely looking for a man."
Men's feet are usually bigger than women's feet.
Women don't leave shoeprints at crime scenes.
Thieves are usually men.
Thieves have big feet.
d) What does they refer to in paragraph 3?
tire marks
shoeprints
passengers
police officers
e) What is one thing you did NOT find at the crime scene?
a hair
tire marks
finger prints
a person's body
f) What is the purpose of this passage?
to compare CSI shows with detective stories and real crime scene investigation
to explain how to investigate a real crime scene
to give the history of crime scene investigation
to tell a detective story
g) Which word from the passage means to kill someone?
commit
murder
solve
zoom
h) What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
what kind of science is used in CSI shows
how CSI shows are similar to detective stories
why Sherlock Holmes was such a famous detective
which technology was used in Sherlock Holmes stories
i) How are detective stories and CSI shows NOT similar?
They are popular.
They solve mysteries
They use scientific reasoning.
They use the same kind of technology.
j) What is one result of CSI shows?
More crimes are being solved.
More people read detective stories.
More people are interested in science
Crime scene investigation takes less time.
DIRECTIONS: Look at the sentences from the passage, "The CSI Effect." Select the correct inference for each sentence.
k) "It's a blood test that shows who committed a crime. The camera zooms in on the guilty woman's face."
The woman committed the crime.
There is blood on the woman's face.
l) "This is one of the last scenes in a crime scene investigation show. It's not real, but it looks like the real thing."
The last scene looks like a real courtroom.
The last scene of the show is from a real courtroom
m) "Holmes solved murder mysteries by using scientific reasoning. Today's CSI shows do the same thing--except the science and technology are much more advanced."
Holmes used advanced science and technology.
CSI shows solve murder mysteries by using scientific reasoning.
n) "When people watch CSI shows, they think they know what real crime scene investigation must be like."
People don't know everything about how crime scene investigation is done in CSI shows.
People think that real crime scene investigation is like CSI shows.
o) "One good result of CSI shows is that people have become much more interested in science."
People are interested in the science they see in CSI shows.
Scientists are teaching people more about science though CSI shows
p) What is the purpose of this passage?
to give advice
to give information
to tell someone's story
to compare sicknesses
q) What causes people to get the flu?
vaccines
antibodies
bad germs
sicknesses
DIRECTIONS: Look at the passage, "The Flu Shot." Select the main purpose of each paragraph.
1) Paragraph 1
to introduce a topic
to give data and statistics
2) Paragraph 2
to answer a question
to give the history of something
DIRECTIONS: Look at the passage, "The Flu Shot." Select the main purpose of each paragraph.
3) Paragraph 3
to make an argument
to explain or define something
