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Reading Informational Text
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100
Match the sentence to the word that correctly completes it. A. We're going ____ on vacation. B. I think _____scheduled to perform soon. C. How will they celebrate ____birthdays? 1. their 2. there 3. they're
What is 2. there 3. they're 1. their
100
Which source would be the BEST place to look for information about the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon? A. a magazine article about the Middle East B. a history book on ancient Babylon C. the dictionary entry for "Babylon" D. a blog by the president of a gardening club
What is B. a history book on ancient Babylon
100
A play on words in which a word that sounds like another word is used for humorous effect
What is a pun
100
When you ____ texts, you study their similarities. When you ____ texts, you evaluate their differences.
What is compare; contrast
100
The act of claiming the words of another writer or speaker as one's own
What is plagiarism
200
What is the MOST LIKELY definition of deprive? I don't mean to deprive you of your rest, but we have work to do. A. grant B. take part in C. allow to enjoy D. keep from possessing
What is D. keep from possessing
200
If you needed to find out recent predictions for rainfall and temperature for the upcoming year, what source would be the BEST? A. a gardening book B. an encyclopedia C. a textbook D. an almanac
What is D. an almanac
200
The reason a character acts a certain way.
What is motivation
200
The organization of information or events in the order in which they happen.
What is sequence
200
An illustration with labels that describes something or shows how it works
What is a diagram
300
What are the root, prefix, and suffix in the word enactment?
What is prefix is en, root is act, suffix is ment
300
When writing an informative text, in what paragraph do you announce the topic?
What is the introduction first paragraph
300
A type of figurative language in which a statement means the opposite of what it says
What is irony
300
A graphic representation of regions on Earth and their geographical features
What is a map
300
A piece of writing that tells a story
What is a narrative
400
What is the infinitive in this sentence? In some places, biking is the preferred way to travel.
What is to travel
400
Make one topic sentence for the following argument: Cloning should be banned throughout the world.
What is any valid topic sentence that supports the statement to ban cloning
400
The outfielder is to baseball what the fullback is to soccer. Is an example of what type of figurative language
What is an analogy
400
Which of the following is an opinion? A. "Jones was born in New York on November 11, 1860." B. "They traveled to Europe, where they spent two years." C. "Jones was a natural leader." D. "His father was from Texas."
What is C. Jones was a natural leader.
400
The instructions in a drama that tell characters actions to perform or that describe the set
What are stage directions
500
Which sentence has the verb written in the passive voice and which is active voice? 1. The cookies were stolen by someone in the kitchen. 2. Each day, I drop my little sister off at her bus stop before heading to school.
What is 1. passive, 2. active
500
An author's attitude toward the subject about which he or she
What is tone
500
Give me one example of a theme in literature.
What is any valid theme: If at first you don't succeed, try again People get what they deserve Be happy with what you have Good triumphs over evil Love conquers all Rags to riches Forbidden love Two rivals etc....
500
What does the word "disciplines" mean in the following: "It is practiced in disciplines of science such as biology, chemistry, physics, and geology." A. punishments B. able to be known as accurate C. categories of study or interest D. a guess based on study and observation
What is C. categories of study or interest
500
A sentence missing a subject, a predicate, or both
What is a fragment