Text Structures
What type of text structure has a purpose to guide the reader through a process, explain a timeline of events, or outline a procedure, ensuring they understand the order?
Sequential
Which phrase has a more negative connotation?
A. Acting Reserved
B. Acting Aloof
A. Acting Reserved
Bees are important insects that help many plants grow. As bees fly from flower to flower collecting nectar, they carry pollen with them. This process, called pollination, helps plants produce fruits and seeds. Many foods people eat, such as apples, almonds, and blueberries, depend on pollination by bees. However, bee populations have been decreasing in recent years due to habitat loss and pesticides. Because of this, many scientists and farmers are working to protect bees and their habitats.
Which detail supports the idea that bees help plants grow?
A. Bees fly from flower to flower collecting nectar.
B. Bees carry pollen from one flower to another.
C. Bees live in large groups.
D. Bees build hives in trees.
B. Bees carry pollen from one flower to another.
"Subaru has been around for a long time, so you know their vehicles are reliable".
Ethos, Pathos or Logos?
Ethos
Which would be a fanciful wish?
A. to visit India and see the Taj Mahal
B. to rude a unicorn around Mars
B. to rude a unicorn around Mars
What type of text structure has a purpose to explain how subjects are alike and different, aiding in comprehension and analysis?
Compare & Contrast
What is the difference between something that has been damaged and something that has been obliterated?
A. Obliterated is being destroyed completely
B. Something that is damaged in unable to be repaired
A. Obliterated is being destroyed completely
Bees are important insects that help many plants grow. As bees fly from flower to flower collecting nectar, they carry pollen with them. This process, called pollination, helps plants produce fruits and seeds. Many foods people eat, such as apples, almonds, and blueberries, depend on pollination by bees. However, bee populations have been decreasing in recent years due to habitat loss and pesticides. Because of this, many scientists and farmers are working to protect bees and their habitats.
Which detail supports the idea that bees are important for human food?
A. Bees collect nectar from flowers.
B. Bee populations have been decreasing.
C. Foods like apples, almonds, and blueberries depend on pollination.
D. Scientists study insects.
C. Foods like apples, almonds, and blueberries depend on pollination.
"97% of Subaru vehicles sold in the last 10 years are still on the road".
Ethos, Pathos or Logos?
Logos
Look at the roots below. Which one means trust or believe?
A. cred
B. jur
C. dict
D. cede
A. cred
What type of text structure has a purpose to help readers understand the reasons behind happenings and the consequences of actions?
Cause & Effect
Which phrase has a more positive connotation?
A. Defunct System
B. Retired System
B. Retired System
Bees are important insects that help many plants grow. As bees fly from flower to flower collecting nectar, they carry pollen with them. This process, called pollination, helps plants produce fruits and seeds. Many foods people eat, such as apples, almonds, and blueberries, depend on pollination by bees. However, bee populations have been decreasing in recent years due to habitat loss and pesticides. Because of this, many scientists and farmers are working to protect bees and their habitats.
Which detail explains why bee populations are decreasing?
A. Bees produce honey.
B. Habitat loss and pesticides affect bees.
C. Bees carry pollen.
D. Bees visit flowers.
B. Habitat loss and pesticides affect bees.
"That new iPhone broke after a week. All Apple products are garbage".
What type of logical fallacy?
A. Strawman
B. Ad Hominem
C. Hasty Generalization
D. Ad Populum
C. Hasty Generalization
The word visual contains the root vis. What does the root vis mean?
A. the study of something
B. see
C. color
D. shape
B. see
MELANIN PASSAGE
The color of your hair depends on how much of each type of melanin, or pigment, it contains. All hair colors, from black to blond and everything in between, result from the blending of just two types of melanin: eumelanin (dark) and phaeomelanin (light). Each hair grows out of an individual follicle, or tiny tube beneath the skin's surface. Pigment cells in the follicle inject melanin into the hair shaft as the hair develops and grows longer. In later years, the follicle slows its production of melanin. Hairs with less melanin appear gray in color. If melanin production shuts down altogether, then the new hairs, lacking any melanin, will be white.
What type of text structure is this?
A. Cause-Effect
B. Compre-Contrast
C. Problem-Solution
A. Cause-Effect
What is the difference between a blunt response and a direct response?
A. Direct response is more brief
B. Blunt is more humorous
C. Blunt is less polite
C. Blunt is less polite
PLANTS PASSAGE
Many cities are planting more trees to improve the environment. Trees help clean the air by absorbing harmful gases and releasing oxygen. They also provide shade, which can lower temperatures in busy urban areas. In addition, trees help prevent flooding because their roots absorb rainwater and hold soil in place. Because of these benefits, city planners are adding trees to parks, sidewalks, and school grounds.
Which detail best supports the author’s claim that cities should plant more trees?
A. Trees are often planted near sidewalks.
B. Trees provide several environmental benefits like cleaner air and cooler temperatures.
C. Trees can grow in many different places.
D. Trees are found in forests.
B. Trees provide several environmental benefits like cleaner air and cooler temperatures.
"Jane says that whales aren't fish, but she's only in the second grade so she can't be right".
What type of logical fallacy?
A. Strawman
B. Ad Hominem
C. Hasty Generalization
D. Ad Populum
B. Ad Hominem
The root chron means time. What does the word synchronize mean?
A. to organize in a confusing way
B. to arrange things to be moved away
C. to arrange things to happen in the same moment
C. to arrange things to happen in the same moment
VOTERS PASSAGE
A special type of vote called a "popular referendum" gives voters the opportunity to cancel a law passed by their legislature. It's available to voters in twenty-four states. After the state legislature approves a law, voters can circulate a referendum petition. They must collect a specified number of voters' signatures within a certain number of days—generally ninety—and deliver them to a designated state official, usually the secretary of state. The official then must review and verify that the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures of registered voters. Once the signatures are certified, the referendum is placed on the ballot in a statewide election. At that point, the voters decide whether to approve or disapprove the law. If they disapprove it, it never goes into effect.
A. problem-solution
B. sequential
C. compare-contrast
B. sequential
What is the difference between anguish and distress?
A. Distress is more permanent
B. Anguish is more common
C. Anguish is more intense
C. Anguish is more intense
Many cities are planting more trees to improve the environment. Trees help clean the air by absorbing harmful gases and releasing oxygen. They also provide shade, which can lower temperatures in busy urban areas. In addition, trees help prevent flooding because their roots absorb rainwater and hold soil in place. Because of these benefits, city planners are adding trees to parks, sidewalks, and school grounds.
Which detail supports the idea that trees improve air quality?
A. Trees grow in parks and school grounds.
B. Trees provide shade in urban areas.
C. Trees absorb harmful gases and release oxygen.
D. Trees help soil stay in place.
C. Trees absorb harmful gases and release oxygen.
"Senator Smith wants to reduce defense spending, so she obviously wants to leave our country defenseless".
What type of logical fallacy?
A. Strawman
B. Ad Hominem
C. Hasty Generalization
D. Ad Populum
A. Strawman
The root bel means war. What does the word bellicose mean?
A. hostile
B. gentle
C. selfish
D. productive
A. hostile