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Informative reading vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If something is objective, it is

a)

impartial

b)

biased

c)

opinionated

d)

prejudicial

2.

If something is subjective, it is

a)

impartial

b)

fair

c)

opinionated

d)

balanced

3.

To 'cite' means to

a)

quote or refer to a source

b)

state clearly

c)

to determine something by reasoning

d)

to figure something out by referring back to the text

4.

If something is explicit, it is

a)

a quote from a book or another source

b)

explained clearly

c)

determined by reading the evidence

d)

the suggested (social) meaning of a word

5.

A word's connotation is

a)

its dictionary definition.

b)

the suggested, secondary or social meaning of word.

6.

Figurative language means

a)

suggesting a secondary or social meaning

b)

is characteristic of specific skill or craft, art, or science

c)

involving a metaphor, not to be taken literally

7.

Technical language

a)

involves a metaphor, can't be taken literally

b)

is characteristic of a specific craft or skill, art, science

c)

is the social or secondary meaning of a word

d)

is the dictionary definition of a word

8.

The purpose of informative text should be

a)

to educate and inform the reader

b)

to persuade the reader to do or believe something

c)

to entertain the reader

9.

To infer means

a)

to determine something through reasoning and referring to the text for evidence

b)

to explain clearly and explicitly

c)

to quote a source

10.

Theme

a)

is the moral or universal truth in a fictional piece of writing

b)

is the main idea that the author wants the reader to know

11.

An informative piece of writing will have a

a)

theme

b)

main idea

12.

Emerge

a)

to come into view

b)

to disappear

c)

to go away

d)

to start and stop

13.

Figurative language

a)

can be taken literally

b)

is metaphorical, cannot be taken seriously or word-for-word

c)

always rhymes

d)

is quoted

14.

Technical language is

a)

language belongs to a specific art, science, job or business

b)

too hard to understand.

c)

is metaphorical and rhymes.

d)

is literal.