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WorksheetsMTEL- Communication and Literacy: Reading and Writing
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A main idea is...
spoken about occassionally troughout the text
an overarching idea that runs through the entire text
a theme
a quote
A theme is...
a message or lesson that can be applied outside of the text
LOVE
The central idea of the text
The reader's opinion about the text
Antonym
A word that means the same as another
A Word that sounds like another but has a different meaning
A word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning
A word that means the opposite of another
When evaluating author's purpose, ask all of the following
Is the author trying to persaude?
Is the author only trying to inform?
Is the author trying to entertain?
Is the author trying to entertain?
In literature, tone refers to...
The author's purpose
The way the reader is made to feel when reading a text
The feelings the author is conveying about the topic they are writing
The use of visually appealing words
In literature, mood refers to...
The author's purpose
The way the reader is made to feel when reading a text
The feelings the author is conveying about the topic they are writing
The use of visually appealing words
Expository Texts..
are Informational, with no opinion
are an argument that takes a position
are a narrative that tells a story
are exclusively written by experts in the field
Argumentive texts do all of the following except...
use evidence from other texts to prove a statement
take a position with a claim
offer an explanation of evidence and how it proves a claim
summarize the main ideas of another text
A Narrative is...
An argument
An essay
A personal or fictional story
included with graphs and diagrams
Topic Sentences...
should encompass the overarching ideas for a paragraph
should only be located at the end of the paragraph
must include the name of any literature you are writing about
should always mirror the concluding sentence of a paragraph
Redudant expression of ideas means...
The same idea is repeated more than necessary
There is a lack of word variety in the text
The ideas must be repeated to emphasize it's importance
I can't think of a fourth option so must don't pick this answer.
A modifier is a word or phrase that describes another word or phrase. A dangling modifier is...
A word or phrase that describes how things dangle
a word or phrase that would benefit from a modifier
when there is nothing for the modifier to describe
when the modifier stands alone in a single sentence.
Which is a dangling modifier?
She went for a walk with the dogs
She went for a walk with the dogs
After writing, she went for a walk with the dogs
After writing, the dogs went for a walk
Which is an example of an incorrect apostrophe use?
The matress will be put into the parents' bedroom
It's always rainy in Seattle
It's name is Bingo
They're going to be going ot the beach
T
A sentence fragment is...
A sentence that does not provide a complete thought with a subject and verb.
The half of the sentence that includes the subject.
The half of the sentence that includes the verb.
A sentence that includes more than one complete thought.
An example of a sentence fragement is...
Phytoplankton are microscopic, drifting organisms that live in salt water and freshwater.
While the term is inclusive of a wide range of organisms, including bacteria, most phytoplankton are single-celled plants that float freely in the ocean.
Providing nourishment for fish and birds.
Scientists have discovered that these tiny plants have an unusual ability to indirectly effect the weather.
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between an noun (or pronoun) and some other word.. Which is a preposition?
Above
About
Including
According to
With
Prepositional phrases offer more informatin by additing a preposition and noun (or pronoun). Which of these sentences do not have a prepositional phrase?
I went to the supermarket by the coffee shop.
The towels were thrown in a heap.
She sang the lyrics to the song by heart.
The dog's coat was brown and white.
When citing authors, MLA format would include...
Author's full name, a comma, the word "Page" and the Number
Edgar Allan Poe, page 4
Author's last name and just the number of paragraph OR page in paranthesis
(Poe 4)
Author's initials, a comma, and page number in paranthesis
(E.A.P., 4)
The first initial and last name of the author, and the symbol # with page OR paragraph number
E.Poe #4
Synonym
A word that means the same as another
A Word that sounds like another but has a different meaning
A word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning
A word that means the opposite of another
