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Tapping the Power of Nonfiction: Bend 2

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are some good ways to sort key vocabulary in a nonfiction text? Select all that apply.

a)

According to central ideas

b)

According to known and unknown words

c)

According to positive/neutral/negative terms associated with the reading.

d)

According to foreign and domestic words.

2.

What are some ways we can discover the meaning of new words that we encounter in a text? Choose all that apply.

a)

Look for context clues.

b)

Look at prefixes and suffixes for root words that you already know.

c)

Try spelling the word backwards and see if it reveals a secret meaning.

d)

Look up the word in a dictionary.

3.

Which of the following is an example of "lingo" that a person working in the medical field would use frequently? Select one.

a)

venipuncture

b)

venison

c)

Valentine

d)

venture capitalism

4.

Which of the following is the best definition of "lingo"?

a)

A cool sport that involves blindfolded dogs fetching frisbees

b)

A delightful pasta dish from the old country

c)

Another word for "language"

d)

A word to describe the research process

5.

What is synthesizing?

a)

Fitting what you're learning with what you already know

b)

Playing a guitar

c)

Finding the Imposter

d)

Retelling a text's main points in your own words

6.

What is summarizing?

a)

Preparing your house for the winter

b)

Restating the central and main ideas in a short paragraph

c)

Looking closely at something on a microscope

d)

Fitting what you already know with what you're learning

7.

Why should you build background knowledge?

a)

To build a wall

b)

To work towards reading harder texts

c)

To tell your friends what you learned

d)

To tell your sister she's wrong

8.

What should a summary include? Select all that apply.

a)

The central idea

b)

The main idea

c)

Only the text's title

d)

Only one sentence

9.

Based on what you learned in class, what does pesticide mean?

a)

Something that kills plants

b)

Something that helps pests

c)

Something that tastes funny

d)

Something that kills pests