WorksheetsInformational Text Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Synonym for main idea
summarize
listing
compare/contras
central idea or key idea
The most important point the author makes about the topic. This can be found at the beginning, end of the passage or implied by the text.
main idea
chronological
articulate
text structure
Details that support the main idea. These can be facts, examples, reasons, anecdotes (stories) and descriptions that expand on the main or central idea.
illustrate
context clues
listing
supporting ideas
details to support an argument
text structure
context clues
illustrate
evidence
to retell
recount
illustrate
annotate
context clues
figure out, decide
listing
illustrate
draw conclusion
cause/effect
examine, determine
articulate
supporting details
problem/solution
analyze
express
illustrate
listing
compare/contrast
articulate
A shorter way to tell about a passage. To tell the most important details or events of a story or article.
problem/solution
title
central idea and key idea
summarize
How the writer organizes information.
evidence
supporting details
listing
text structure
A type of text structure that points out similarities and differences between two or more subjects.
listing
analyze
main idea
compare/contrast
A type of text structure that presents steps in time order
recount
title
analyze
chronological
A type of text structure that shows how one event makes other events happen
title
cause/effect
central idea and key idea
main idea
A type of text structure that describes a problem along with a solution.
recount
cause/effect
problem/solution
chronological
To make notes in a text
annotate
listing
cause/effect
draw conclusion
Can help with predicting what the text is about before reading.
articulate
title
central idea and key idea
illustrate
Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word
problem/solution
annotate
context clues
analyze
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
cause/effect
summarize
inference/to infer
text structure
to make clear by examples or pictures
draw conclusion
problem/solution
illustrate
analyze
A list of associated ideas or things
cause/effect
supporting details
listing
articulate
In the boxed information titled "Did You Know?," which fact about Robert Allman directly supports the selection's theme?
He was the recipient of the Class of 1915 Award, bestowed annually on a member of the senior class who most closely approaches the ideal University of Pennsylvania student-athlete.
At the University of Pennsylvania, Allman was an intercollegiate wrestling champion and captain of the Quaker wrestling squad during his senior year.
He once said, "I have done nothing more than the average American boy. . . . Courage is nothing more than doing the best you can in the good old American Way."
After college he became a successful lawyer in the Philadelphia area and worked until his death at age 75.
What is the overall message of the boxed information about teen texting?
Texting is interfering with face-to-face interaction among teens.
Teachers are concerned about teen texting.
Teens prefer texting to other activities.
Teens text on a frequent basis.
The graphic titled "Where They're Living Solo" suggests that the practice of living alone is -
global
dominant
temporary
cyclical
Which of the following statements best characterizes the objective of the boxed information titled “Did You Know?”
To provide multiple theories for why languages disappear
To highlight the effects of climate change described in the article
To provide facts about languages that are disappearing
To suggest that it is possible to prevent languages from disappearing
What does the boxed information on constructive criticism have in common with the reading selection?
It employs the viewpoint of a sympathetic first-person narrator.
It offers specific pieces of advice for the reader to use.
It reminds readers that different kinds of people respond differently to criticism.
It emphasizes the importance of defending yourself when you have been criticized.
