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Pop Up Practice

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
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1.

Narrative nonfiction texts combine or blend...

a)

techniques from fantasy and poetry

b)

narrative techniques with factual content

c)

text features with factual content

d)

poetry with factual content

2.

A story set in a real place in the past (like the Great Depression or World War II) with made up, but believable characters would be part of which genre?

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Biography

d)

Historical Fiction

3.

Why would an author use text features in an informational text?

a)

To organize the text in a way that is easier to comprehend

b)

To make the reader laugh

c)

To demonstrate his artistic abilities

d)

To represent information in a different way

4.
What is the Central Idea of the passage?
What's that humming sound?  Could it be hummingbird, the only bird capable of backward flight?  Hummingbirds have many unique flight habits that distinguish them from other birds.  Most birds flap their wings up and down to fly, but the hummingbird moves its wings forward and backward very rapidly in a figure eight pattern.  This allows the hummingbird to hover in position, fly upside down, and move about very rapidly.  And while other birds have to push off with their feet to begin flying, and work their ways up to their top speeds, the hummingbird can both start flying at maximum speed and stop flying instantaneously.  After you've seen a hummingbird in flight, it's unlikely that you'll mistake them for another bird.
a)
Birds and hummingbirds are very different.
b)
Hummingbirds make a humming sound.
c)
Hummingbirds wings fly in figure eight patterns.
d)
The hummingbird flys in a totally unique and unusual way.
5.
Find the central idea
 Being a clown isn't all fun and games.  Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform.  When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention.  In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider.  So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business
a)
Being a clown isn't all fun and games.
b)
Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
c)
Rodeos are exciting.
d)
Clowns are good at riding bulls.
6.

The author’s attitude about their topic, characters or audience.

a)

Mood

b)

Setting

c)

Tone

d)

Diction

7.
Read the passage and answer the question:
"The house itself was far from the sprawling white mansion I remembered from my childhood.  It looked smaller.  The roof sagged and the plaster was cracked.  The windows to the living room, the foyer and the upstairs guest bathroom were broken, patched haphazardly with sheets of clear plastic or wooden boards nailed across the frames.  Like so much else in Kabul, my father's house was the picture of fallen splendor."   -Hosseini, The Kite Runner 
Which word best describes the tone?
a)
Sentimental
b)
Regretful
c)
Terrified
d)
Excited
8.
Perhaps because bats are nocturnal in habit, a wealth of thoroughly unreliable legend has grown up about them, and men have made of the harmless, even beneficial little beasts a means of expressing their unreasonable fears.  Bats were the standard paraphernalia for witches, the females half of humanity stood in terror that bats would become entangled in their hair.  Phrases crept into the language expressing man’s revulsion or ignorance—“Bat’s in the Belfry,” “Batty,” “Blind as a Bat.”
a)
creepy
b)
scary
c)
informational
d)
exciting
9.

Read the following sentence:

The baby was very clever. It already knew how to crawl into a room without making a sound.


How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used "cunning" instead of the word "clever"?

a)

The baby would seem sneakier

b)

The baby would seem cuter

c)

The baby would seem stupider

d)

The baby would seem louder

10.

Read the following passage:

"He's very influential in the clowning community," she whispered to her friend, pointing to the tall man in loose pants and rainbow suspenders striding across the room. "He's a great artist. Balloon animals have never been the same."


How does the author intend the word "influential" to be taken in this passage?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

extremely negative

11.

Read the following sentence:

The man stretched slowly, then continued his sluggish walk down the street.

How would the meaning of the sentence change if the author used the word "unhurried" instead of the word "sluggish"?

a)

The man would seem less lazy

b)

the man would seem funnier

c)

the man wold seem more talented

d)

the man would seem animal-like

12.

Most of the writers use anecdote to ___________________________________.

a)

tell a story

b)

deal with differences of opinions

c)

share helpful tips on making a living

d)

communicate or emphasize a lesson in an entertaining way