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WorksheetsStudy Sync Unit 3 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Why are stage directions important?
They establish a play's mood/tone through description of costumes, lighting, and sound.
They can help cue a reader into the physical and emotional world of a scene.
Intensify the unrealistic setting, foreshadow and emphasize events.
All of the above.
Writer's position on an issue or problem.
paraphrase
claim
prompt
annotation
What is an inference?
A guess about what the author doesn't tell us directly.
Making a mental movie in your head as you read.
A guess about what will happen in the future.
All of the above
What is point of view?
who is telling the story
the reader's thoughts
your opinion
the perspective from which the story is told
Hints in the surrounding text that can help a reader infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word, phrase, or description.
context clues
analyze
inferences
all of the above
What are text features?
Quickly tells readers what information they will learn about.
The components of a story/article that are not the main body of text.
Helps you locate information in the text.
All of the above.
What is a 'HEADING'?
First sentence of the paragraph.
Short phrase describing what the next section is about.
Title of the article.
Text under the picture.
The idea that a reader forms by combining text evidence and his/her own thinking or prior knowledge.
metaphor
inference
text evidence
making connections
What is the author's purpose?
Why the author wrote the story (PIE - persuade, inform, and entertain)
Tell how things are alike and how they are different
Most important points that an author shares
Different ways authors help readers figure out unfamiliar words
What are good test-taking strategies when taking an assessment?
Review questions prior to reading.
Eliminate answers that do not make sense.
Recap paragraphs by jotting a few words in the margin.
All of the above.
Details from the text that a reader can use to support his or her ideas and opinions about the text.
interpretation
context
evaluation
textual evidence
Adjectives or words used to describe a character, their personality, and their actions.
sequencing
character traits
text features
theme
What is an inference?
An educated guess about what the author doesn't tell us directly.
Making a mental movie as you read.
A guess about what will happen in the future.
A random guess.
Details from the text that a reader can use to support his or her ideas and opinions about the text.
interpretation
context
evaluation
textual evidence
An idea a reader forms by combining text evidence and his/her own thinking or prior knowledge.
metaphor
inference
text evidence
making connections
What is a heading?
The first sentence of a paragraph.
A word, phrase, or sentence at the beginning of a written passage or paragraph that explains what it's about.
The title of an article.
The same as a title.
What does the word 'ANALYZE' mean?
to take into account
to make an educated guess
to examine carefully in order to find more about it
evidence to conclude what is not directly stated
What does infer mean?
to imply something
to make a prediction
to use evidence to conclude what is not directly stated
all of the above
What is foreshadowing?
Specifically tells you exactly what will happen next in the story.
Authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story.
Tells you exactly what happens in the end of the story.
None of the above.
An uneasy feeling a reader gets when they do not know what is going to happen next.
foreshadowing
suspense
conflict
exposition
Using evidence to conclude what is not directly stated.
theme
text evidence
plot
infer
Bits and pieces of information that support the main idea.
text evidence
excerpt
details
summary
Qualities that characters possess
physical qualities
characterization
character traits
all of the above
What helps to determine the meaning of an unknown word?
Look at information given later in the sentence to give you a clue.
Use word parts (roots, prefixes, suffixes).
Look to see if there is a smaller, more common word in the unknown word.
All of the above.
What are stage directions?
an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, or movements of performers
information on how a line should be delivered
non-spoken texts that convey a wide variety of information to the actors
all of the above
What is a central claim?
The main idea of the passage
The author's main idea or main argument
The central idea of the passage
All of the above
What is the author's point of view?
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
an author's opinion about the subject; the attitude an author has or the position the author takes about a text's subject
language used for descriptive effect to illustrate or imply ideas indirectly
any statement that can be proven to be either true or false
What do you call a passage taken from a larger piece of work?
outcome
excerpt
except
none of the above
Using context clues in the above paragraph, what does "optional" mean?
left to choice
needed
already added
undesirable
Read the passage. What inference is best support by the text?
Max does not like to eat sandwiches.
Max is upset because the weather ruined the picnic
Max has a staring problem.
Max's mom always wants to do a certain plan
Read the passage. From what sentence marked in the passage can we infer that Alice was probably bossy toward Paul?
A
B
C
All of the above
The students were mad that lunch was late because they were 'famished.'
What does the word 'famished' mean?
lazy
hungry
tired
sick
What does the saying "Slow and steady wins the race" mean?
As long as you are slow, you will win the race.
Consistent, persistent effort over time, even if it seems slow, will ultimately lead to success.
As long as you are steady on your feet, you will win the race.
None of the above.
What is the main idea of the story?
What the story is mainly about
Minor details of the story
Supporting fact
Random information in the text
What are supporting details?
information provided in the text
to give information
specific information that supports the main idea (gives more information about it)
information that is not stated in the text
What is an inference?
a direct statement
something explicitly stated in the text
taking facts and background knowledge together to determine something untold in the story
evidence provided in the text
When a reader creates images of the story in their mind as they read.
visualize
memory
imagination
all of the above
Why does the playwright include stage directions?
What's the purpose of stage directions?
Tells the audience what's going to happen next
Tells the audience what the actors look like
Give directions to the stage crew
Stage directions describe where and when a scene takes place, how an actor should deliver their lines, and how the actor should move on stage. Sometimes stage directions even indicate an actor's mood or reveal their motivation.
How do authors support their ideas?
Authors support their ideas by using evidence—such as data, facts, statistics, and expert opinions—to build a credible argument.
By providing their opinion
By providing information they collected on google
All of the above
