Notice and Note Nonfiction Signposts

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

All of the following are nonfiction signposts EXCEPT:

Contrasts and Contradictions

Word Gap

Main ideas and Details

Numbers and Statistics

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Nonfiction is text in which the author tells us about the real world, a real experience, a real person, an idea, or a belief.

True or False

True

False

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

True or False: Absolute and Extreme language is language that leaves no doubt or exaggerates.

True

False

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

True or false: A Contrast or Contradiction can challenge what I know about a subject.

True

False

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

True or False: Quoted words are quoted by an author because they are words or phrases that you don't know.

True

False

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

For the next couple of days the weather is going to be cold. Meteorologist Steve Beylon said, "An arctic cold front will push across Wisconsin tonight, driving below normal temperatures our way. Highs during the middle of the week will be close to 10 degrees, with bitter cold wind chills of -15 to -25 in the early morning hours." This is an example of what signpost?

Contrasts and Contradictions

Word Gap

Numbers and Statistics

Quoted Words

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Contrasts and Contradictions for Nonfiction include texts with information that contradicts or contrasts with what I know, think, or experience
True or False

True

False

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

By contrast, although, alternatively, however, nevertheless, otherwise, then again
These are all examples of what?

Contractions

Verbs

Signal Words

Adverbs

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Quoted Words fall into all of the categories EXCEPT

Voice of Authority

Titles and Headings

From another text

Others' Words

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The 22.5 acre island was small, roughly the size of twenty-three football fields. Even though it was just a half mile wide, Grimshaw couldn't make his way through the bushes. This is an example of what signpost?

Absolute or Extreme Language

Contrasts and Contradictions

Numbers and Statistics

Word Gap

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The signpost Word Gaps refers the the gap between the words the author uses and ______

the font used

language it is typed in

what students know about the words

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A number can be written as "two" or "2"

True

False

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

That was the funniest movie ever.
This is an example of which signpost?

Contrasts and Contradictions

Numbers and Stats

Word Gaps

Extreme or Absolute Language

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Extreme or Absolute Language is always harmful.

True

False

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Many 8th grade students from Grant will go to Springfield High School, while a few students will attend Lanphier High School.
This is an example of which signpost?

Contrasts and Contradictions

Extreme or Absolute Language

Quoted Words

Word Gaps

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

If you come across a word in a text you don't know, just tell the teacher, "I don't get it" and skip over it.

True

False

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

If you are reading a nonfiction text about climate change and the author quotes a scientist studying the effects of greenhouse gases on the environment, in which category does the quote most likely belong?

Others' Words

Personal Perspective

Voice of Authority

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