Vocabulary
Text Features
Main Idea
Author's Viewpoint/Purpose
Challenge Questions
100
This is an unnatural waterway for boats
What is a Canal
100
This text feature is included to show the reader where Venice, Italy is located
What is a Map
100
What subheading supports the overall central idea of the passage
What is Fighting Water With Water
100
The author's viewpoint of the changes of the city are explained in which paragraph(s) of the text
What are paragraphs 5-8
100
In what year was the selection published
What is 2007
200
This is a term used to describe when something is of high importance
What is Imperative
200
Which subtitle or subheading would this additional information, (which is not included directly in the text), go under.... "There is a major contrast between the viewpoints of Gambolati and other concerned residents of Venice, Italy."
What is "A Sinking Feeling"
200
The following main idea sentence would be located under which subheading... "Although some people feel that Gambolati's plan is unrealistic, more than the majority is united with thinking that the city must be saved."
What is A Sinking City
200
The opposing viewpoints in the selection are located in which paragraphs
What are paragraphs 9-11
200
All rights are reserved under what registered trademark
What is the Weekly Reader Corporation
300
This is the scientific study of the earth's past recorded through rock formation
What is Geology
300
This is a text feature that is comprised of words that are not included directly in the text, but rather provides the reader with additional information that he/she needs to know and understand
What is a Text Box
300
The following main idea can be located under which subheading "Gambolati's plan could be instrumental in stopping the city from drowning
What is Fighting Water With Water
300
What individual believes that "If we let Venice fall into the sea, the world would lose a tremendous part of [history]".
Who is Melissa Conn
300
These are the concepts of comprehension for the text
What is Fact and Opinion
400
This is the term used to describe the motion of laps and splashes in the form of waves
What are Laps
400
This feature is used when the author will provide the definition of a term, with an exponential number that the reader must reference to
What is a Keyword (with a Footnote)
400
What title or subtitle located within the text represents the main idea of the entire selection
What is Engineers Propose New Plan to Keep Venice Afloat
400
Whose viewpoint contains the MOSE, which is named after the Biblical leader Moses, who God called upon to part the Red Sea
Who are the City Officials
400
Who was granted copyright permission in 2010
Who is the Urban Education Exchange
500
The is the alternative term that is placed in brackets that the author uses to describe the word "project"
What is [Test]
500
Where would the author look to see more images that are based on the picture in the text
What is Photos.com
500
This section located within the text asks the reader to infer and determine why Venice was orchestrated on land surrounded by water
What is Critical Thinking
500
These group of people are hoping to pump seawater more than 2,000 feet underneath the city
Who are Engineers and Geology experts
500
Which structure did the author use to present his/her ideas to the reader
What is Problem and Solution
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