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WorksheetsE1 U3 Preassessment 23-24
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 43mins
What is the purpose of close reading strategies such as notetaking and annotating?
To memorize the text
To identify the author's purpose
To entertain the reader
To skip reading the text
Why are primary sources such as interviews and observations important for research?
They provide biased information
They are not reliable
They support the author's thesis
They offer firsthand information
What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?
Paraphrasing includes personal opinions, while summarizing does not
Paraphrasing is longer than summarizing
Paraphrasing changes the meaning, while summarizing maintains it
Paraphrasing is only used in argumentative texts
To inform, explain, entertain, express, persuade, and describe a specific topic is called -
controlling idea
author's purpose
substantiated opinion
unsubstantiated opinion
A summary includes your personal opinion.
True
False
A substantiated opinion can be supported with all the following EXCEPT -
facts
personal opinions
expert opinions
relevant examples
All the following are examples of the 5 organizational patterns author's use EXCEPT -
cause and effect
problem and solution
exposition to resolution
compare and contrast
chronological order
When writing your opinions, you should ALWAYS substantiate them with factual evidence.
True
False
What is the definition of Author's Purpose?
the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work
a statement that someone wants to discuss or prove
a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate
two or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances
What is the definition of Intended Audience?
to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea. Note: It is still important to attribute summarized ideas to the original source.
the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work
the intended target group for a message, regardless of the way the message is delivered (text, print, video, online)
paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text
What is a thesis?
the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text
To restate the meaning of something in different words
an electronic text read on a computer screen or other electronic device that may include images, sound, video, and other multimodal interactive and embedded elements
a statement that someone wants to discuss or prove
What is the definition of Supporting Evidence/Text Evidence?
paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text
the intended target group for a message, regardless of the way the message is delivered (text, print, video, online)
any characteristic of the text outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning such as titles, charts, photographs, timelines, footnotes, etc.
a statement that someone wants to discuss or prove
What is the definition of Multimodal Text?
a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate
the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text
an electronic text read on a computer screen or other electronic device that may include images, sound, video, and other multimodal interactive and embedded elements
two or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances
What is the definition of Text/Print Features?
text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate
any characteristic of the text outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning such as titles, charts, photographs, timelines, footnotes, etc
paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text
To restate the meaning of something in different words.
What is the definition of Summary?
two or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances
the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work
a statement that someone wants to discuss or prove
to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea. Note: It is still important to attribute summarized ideas to the original source.
What is the definition of Paraphrase?
the intended target group for a message, regardless of the way the message is delivered (text, print, video, online)
a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate
To restate the meaning of something in different words.
the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work
What is the definition of Text Structure?
a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate
a statement that someone wants to discuss or prove
the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text
To restate the meaning of something in different words.
Which nonfiction text feature tells readers what a section of the text is going to be about?
Caption
Map
Heading
Illustration
Which nonfiction text feature is a part of a text that give you extra information about a certain topic?
Sidebar
Quotes and Stats
Special Print
Caption
What is this: A list of important words from the text and their meanings?
A table of contents
A vocabulary list
Glossary
Index
What is special print?
It is words that are bolded, underlined, or italicized because they are important
It tells you what a section is going to be about
It tells you the definitions of important words
These help readers see exactly what something or someone looks like.
Illustration
Caption
Graphics
Quotes
Text near a picture that tells more about the picture or graphic
Illustration
Caption
References
Graphic
______________from reliable sources (ex. Educated people like doctors) or specific statistics (numbers) are a feature of nonfiction that gives readers specific details about a topic
Quotes
Maps
Graphics
Illustrations
What is nonfiction?
a piece of text in which the author claims to tell us about the real world, a real experience, or a real person.
A piece of writing such as a book or play
A made up story that is written to entertain an audience
