Text Features
About the Author
Vocabulary
Comprehension and Inferencing
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The main idea of the selection can be found in which text feature?
What is the main idea of this story?
Title
March Madness
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Which of the following is the author's opinion?
A. March Madness is the most exciting sporting event of the year to watch.
B. Former president Barack Obama appeared on a televised segment in which he filled out his own March Madness bracket.
C. On March 17, 1939, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament began its historic run.
D. From 2013 to 2016, Breanna Stewart’s team won the championship title four years in a row.
A. March Madness is the most exciting sporting event of the year to watch.
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Unexpected results in sports games or other competitions are called .
A. statistics
B. regulations
C. strategies
D. upsets
D. upsets
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In what year did the NCAA start a women’s March Madness basketball tournament?
1982
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This text feature is called a ______.
It is included to show _______.
It is called table of contents.
It is included to show what sections are included in the story.
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What is the author’s point of view on March Madness?
A. The author believes March Madness has become too big of an event, and fewer teams should be able to participate.
B. The author believes March Madness is just as interesting and thrilling as any other sporting event.
C. The author believes March Madness is an exciting time when anything can happen.
D. The author believes March Madness does not give each team a fair opportunity to win.
C. The author believes March Madness is an exciting time when anything can happen.
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What is a Cinderella team?
A team that is not given good odds to win but wins anyway.
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A single-elimination tournament is...
A. a series of games in which only the teams expected to do well are allowed to participate
B. a series of games where one loss causes a team to be removed from the competition
C. a series of games in which teams may lose multiple times but can continue to compete for the championship title
D. a series of games in which fans help determine which teams will continue on to compete for the championship title
B. a series of games where one loss causes a team to be removed from the competition
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This text feature is called _____.
It is included to show_____.
This text feature is called a photo and a caption.
It is included to show what a game looks like.
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How do you think the author feels about college basketball players?
A. The author believes they get too carried away with March Madness.
B. The author believes the athletes make too much money.
C. The author believes they are very hardworking and passionate about playing their sport.
D. The author believes they are just as skilled as other college athletes.
C. The author believes they are very hardworking and passionate about playing their sport.
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What does the word dominant mean?
Dominant: (adj.) more important, effective, or powerful than others
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What is one effect of the March Madness tournament?
A. Fewer people are interested in sports other than basketball.
B. More people are attempting to play basketball in college.
C. College basketball players are being paid more money.
D. The world has been introduced to some of the greatest basketball players of all time.
D. The world has been introduced to some of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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This text feature is called a ______.
It is included to show ______.
It is called a glossary.
It is included to show important vocabulary definitions.
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How does the author feels about college basketball players?
The author believes they are very hardworking and passionate about playing their sport.
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What does regulates mean?
Regulate: (v.) to control the behavior of something so it works right or obeys the laws or rules
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Why do you think the section Upstarts and Upsets is included in the story?
"The author included the section Upstarts and Upsets to show..."
The author included the section Upstarts and Upsets to show how anyone can win in March madness.
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This text feature is called a _______.
It is included to show ______.
This text feature is called a sidebar.
It is included to show a fun fact about a player.
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Why did the author chose to start the book by describing the 1983 national championship game between North Carolina State and the Houston Cougars? Explain.
The author begins the book with the description of the 1983 national championship game to engage the reader in the excitement and thrill of March Madness. By using this example, the author is also demonstrating how anything can happen in March Madness and that often the underdog teams will surprise fans.
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What does unpredictability mean?
Unpredictability: (n.) the quality of being impossible to know ahead of time
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Why is the college basketball tournament called March Madness?
The tournament takes place each year in the month of March. The word madness refers to the excitement and passion of both the players and fans before and during the tournament.