If you find the passage boring, you should ___
A) give up
B) write a letter of complaint
C) push through and read it
C) push through and read it
100
True or False: The main message in a nonfiction passage is called the central idea.
True
100
______ means to eliminate unimportant information and briefly write the important parts.
A) Summarize
B) Confirm
C) Hypothesis
A) Summarize
100
If a text is nonfiction (like a textbook), the author's purpose is likely ____
A) to entertain
B) to persuade
C) to inform
C) to inform
100
When answering a question, you should ____
A) read all the choices
B) read some of the choices
C) just pick one
A) read all the choices
200
If you see an underlined word you should _____
A) ignore it
B) make note of it
C) google it
B) make note of it
200
True or False: The main message in a fictional passage is called the central idea
False
Theme
200
First person point of view uses which pronouns?
A) they, them, their
B) I, me, my
C) he, she, him, her
B) I, ,me, my
200
If it is a commercial or ad, the author's purpose is likely ___.
A) to entertain
B) to persuade
C) to inform
B) to persuade
200
If you are unsure of an answer, you should _____
A) just guess
B) try to eliminate some of the choices
C) leave it blank
B) try to eliminate some of the choices
300
Should you skim the passages?
A) Yes, I'm in a hurry
B) No, I don't know how to skim
C) No, I should read carefully
C) No, I should read carefully
300
What is a claim?
A) the author's background
B) what your opinion is
C) what the author is arguing
C) what the author is aruging
300
Third person point of view uses which pronouns?
A) he, she, him, her
B) I, me, my
C) our, ours
A) he, she, him, her
300
If the piece is fiction, the author's purpose is likely ___.
A) to entertain
B) to persuade
C) to inform
A) to entertain
300
If you are unfamiliar with a word in the answer choices, you should ____
A) read the other words around it for clues
B) try to figure it out
C) Both A and B
D) guess
C) Both A and B
400
When the question refers back to the passage, you should ____.
A) look at the spot
B) try to remember the place
C) ignore it
A) look at the spot
400
When the question asks for details, you should ____
A) make something up
B) provide examples and information from the passage
C) call your neighbor for a good story
B) provide examples and information from the passage
400
Which point of view is restricted to just one character's thoughts and feelings?
A) second person
B) third person limited
C) third person omniscient
B) third person limited
400
In the SAGE acronym, what does the G stand for?
A) general example
B) general context
C) general store
B) general context
400
The reading test will have ____
A) all multiple choice questions
B) all short answer questions
C) mostly multiple choice with a few short answers
C) mostly multiple choice with a few short answers
500
When looking back at the passage for an answer, you should ___
A) look only at that specific line
B) look above and below it as well
C) not look at all
B) look above and below it as well
500
If the question asks for 2 things you should ____
A) answer both of them
B) pick one
C) answer none of them
A) answer both of them
500
Which point of view shows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character?
A) second person
B) third person limited
C) third person omniscient
C) third person omniscient
500
In the acronym SAGE, A stands for?
A) antonym
B) ant hill
C) anonymous
A) antonym
500
For the short answer, you must ____
A) write in complete sentences
B) provide examples
C) use four square
D) both A and B