WorksheetsThe Fast and The Curious: Unit 3 - Info Texts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the intended target group for a message called, regardless of the medium?
Audience
Author's purpose
Context
Genre
What term describes the reason an author writes about a particular topic?
Bias
Author's purpose
Citation
Diction
What is a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned?
Credibility
Bias
Claim
Evidence
What is a reference to the author's name, title of work, date published, publisher, and/or page numbers of quoted or paraphrased text called?
Citation
Context
Genre
Diction
What is an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue known as?
Claim
Evidence
Genre
Audience
What term refers to the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage?
Context
Diction
Bias
Citation
What is the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics that may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic?
Credibility
Emotional appeal
Ethical appeal
Genre
What is the choice of words in speaking or writing for clear and effective expression called?
Diction
Context
Citation
Evidence
What is 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?
Digital text
Genre
Audience
Claim
What is a method of persuasion that's designed to create an emotional response in the reader/viewer by connecting to the audience's values, needs, and sensibilities?
Emotional appeal
Ethical appeal
Credibility
Diction
What is a method of persuasion that is based on the writer or speaker’s credibility to discuss a subject and is influenced by expertise, knowledge, experience, training, credentials, use of logical and emotional appeals, etc.?
Ethical appeal
Emotional appeal
Audience
Context
What are specific details or facts that support an inference or idea called?
Evidence
Claim
Bias
Genre
What is the type or class of a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content?
Genre
Audience
Context
Diction
What is the purpose of an informational text?
To entertain the reader
To present information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate
To confuse the reader
To persuade the reader to buy something
What does paraphrasing involve?
Copying text word for word
Restating the meaning in different words
Ignoring the original text
Summarizing the text in one sentence
What is a reliable source?
A source that is popular on social media
A credible or believable source
A source that is difficult to access
A source that is written in a foreign language
What does synthesizing information involve?
Combining elements and parts to form a coherent whole
Separating information into different categories
Ignoring irrelevant details
Copying information from multiple sources
What is the role of a thesis in a text?
A random statement in the text
A statement or premise supported by arguments
A question posed at the beginning
A summary of the text
Why is it important to identify the author's point of view?
To understand bias and evaluate credibility.
To determine the publication date.
To identify the main characters.
To analyze the plot.
In an article where the author discusses the benefits of solar energy, which of the following indicates a possible bias in the author's purpose?
Providing statistics on solar energy usage.
Comparing solar energy to other forms of renewable energy.
Highlighting only the positive aspects of solar energy.
Explaining how solar panels work.
