Chapters 1 & 2
Chapters 3 & 4
Chapter 5 & 6
Chapters 7 & 8
Chapters 9 & 10
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
What is a Main Idea?
A) The point an author is trying to make.
B) A really big idea.
C) The evidence an author is using.
A) The point an author is trying to make.
100
What does it mean when a main idea is implied?
A) It is stated clearly, but its supporting details are inadequate.
B) It is only suggested by the supporting details and not stated clearly.
C) It is written at the end of the passage instead of at the beginning.
B) It is only suggested by the supporting details and not stated clearly.
100
There are six types of relationships in writing. They are Time, Addition, Illustration, Comparison and Contrast, Problem and Solution, and ____.
A) Beginning and Conclusion
B) Cause and Effect
C) Imagery
B) Cause and Effect
100
Which is NOT a type of purpose that authors use in writing?
A) To entertain
B) To persuade
C) To comment
C) To comment
100
Critical readers can evaluate an author's support for a point and determine whether the support is relevant and adequate. Which of the follow is NOT a way critical readers do this?
A) They detect propaganda.
B) They argue with the author.
C) They distinguish fact from opinion.
B) They argue with the author.
100
Read the following passage.
What is the main idea of the passage? What is the supporting evidence?
200
The main idea is the general idea that is supported by specific ideas. Which of the following statements is the general idea?
A) By age 14, 81% of young people have tried drinking.
B) In the US, teenage drug and alcohol use is especially common.
C) By the time they graduate high school, almost half of teens have tried drugs.
B) In the US, teenage drug and alcohol use is especially common.
200
What is being implied in the following cartoon?
A) The car broke down, so they are trying to get help.
B) The newlyweds' honeymoon is going great!
C) They are hitchhiking in opposite directions--the marriage has broken down too.
C) They are hitchhiking in opposite directions--the marriage has broken down too.
200
Comparison words signal ___, while contrast words signal ___.
A) Similarity, Difference
B) Difference, Similarity
A) Similarity, Difference
200
What is tone in writing?
A) The attitude that an author has towards a subject.
B) The attitude that a reader has towards a subject.
C) A rational discussion involving a point and supporting evidence.
A) The attitude that an author has towards a subject.
200
The Straw Man fallacy and the Personal Attack fallacy differ in that:
A) Straw Man attacks a created image. Personal Attack directly attacks a person.
B) Straw Man targets weak people. Personal Attack targets strong people.
C) Straw Man directly attacks a person. Personal Attack attacks a created image.
A) Straw Man attacks a created image. Personal Attack directly attacks a person.
300
What are Supporting Details?
A) Details that support each other.
B) Evidence that explains a main idea.
C) Evidence that supports readers' opinions.
B) Evidence that explains a main idea.
300
Writers use two methods to show relationships and make their ideas clear to readers. They use transition words and ____.
A) Patterns of organization
B) Patterns of ideas
C) Schedules
A) Patterns of organization
300
What is an inference?
A) When you know something you're 100% sure about.
B) Ideas that are directly stated and supported by context clues.
C) Ideas that are not directly stated but are drawn from context clues.
C) Ideas that are not directly stated but are drawn from context clues.
300
What kind of support makes a good argument in writing?
A) Adequate and emotional support
B) Emotional and relevant support
C) Adequate and relevant support
C) Adequate and relevant support
300
How do active readers differ from passive readers?
A) Active readers exercise while reading, passive readers don't.
B) Passive readers read more than once, active readers don't.
C) Active readers ask questions and take notes as they read, passive readers don't.
C) Active readers ask questions and take notes as they read, passive readers don't.
400
What are the two levels of Supporting Details?
A) Higher and Lower
B) Big and Small
C) Major and Minor
C) Major and Minor
400
Which item below is easier to understand because it uses time words?
A) The student walked to class. Their car broke down.
B) The student walked to class after their car broke down.
B) The student walked to class after their car broke down.
400
Read the following statement:
"When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon our souls."
Which is the correct inference about this statement?
A) We may fail to listen to the words of others.
B) People don't always understand each other's words.
C) Emotional wounds hurt just as much as physical ones.
C) Emotional wounds hurt just as much as physical ones.
400
What does it mean for support to be relevant?
A) There is enough support to prove the point.
B) The support can be applied to the point.
C) The support causes an emotional response in readers.
B) The support can be applied to the point.
400
What does the "P" in PRWR stand for?
A) Ponder
B) Prompt
C) Preview
C) Preview
500
Read the following passage.
Which sentence contains the main idea?
Which sentences contain the supporting details?
A) MI in sentence 7, SD in sentences 2, 6, and 10
B) MI in sentence 1, SD in sentences 2-5
C) MI in sentence 1, SD in sentences 2, 6, and 9
C) MI in sentence 1, SD in sentences 2, 6, and 9
500
Read the passage below.
Which of the following statements is the implied main idea?
A) There are a number of theories about why cats purr.
B) A cat's purr is both a homing signal and a signal of appeasement.
C) There are many false assumptions about why cats purr.
A) There are a number of theories about why cats purr.
500
Read the following passage.
If this were written using the Problem & Solution pattern of organization, in what order should it be written?
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 2, 3, 1
C) 2, 1, 3
C) 2, 1, 3
500
Which point is being adequately supported by the evidence in the passage below?
A) It is impossible for neurotic people to make friends.
B) Being neurotic produces a range of problems that make life difficult.
C) Neurotic disorders are very rare.
B) Being neurotic produces a range of problems that make life difficult.
500
What type of propaganda is being used in the following video?
A) Testimonial
B) Bandwagon
C) Transfer
C) Transfer