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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat two lines from the poem support the answer? What does the word support mean?to give detailsto back up your answer with proof or evidenceto give a clear answerto decide something based on what you read
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat description best recounts the poem? What does the the word recounts mean as used here?to add detailsto choose the best oneto tell in detail or to give the factsto tell a story
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence from the passage best describes the cowboy? What does the word describes mean?to rememberto back up your answerto write what something isto tell or show with written words; use facts or details
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich detail from the passage explains why animals play? What does the word explains mean?to give the best answerto make clear or understandable to othersto prove a pointright from the text
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich detail from the passage explains why the girl was upset? What does the word detail mean?a factto add detailto account forright from the text; a piece from the text that support or help explain answers
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the central idea in the passage? What is this question asking you to do?
to compare the passage to another passage
to find the most important or central thought of the passage
to tell the meaning of the story
to find the authors point of view
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the text structure of this passage. What is this question asking you to do?to identify how the author organized information in the textto find the most important or central thought of the textto retell the passage in sequenceto find the authors point of view
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow does the description of the playful cat support that the cat was happy? Define support.to combine what you know with what you readto choose a piece from the textto decide something based on what you readto back up your answer with proof or evidence
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow are the first 4 paragraphs organized? What does organized mean?to tell what the author wanted you to learnto tell the author's main ideato tell the text structureto identify what the first 4 paragraphs were about
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the central idea of the passage? What does central idea mean?
the author's point of view
the author's most important idea
the details the author used
the author's purpose for writing
- 11. Multiple ChoiceInclude explicit information from the passage. What does explicit mean?using your schemaan opinionyour point of viewclear, right from the text
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the author's argument? What does argument mean?a set of reasons an author give to explain why something is correct/incorrectto explain why the author agreesto have a disagreement with the authorwhen the characters don't agree on something in the text
- 13. Multiple ChoiceCite why the bear and the lion disagreed in the passage. What does cite mean?to prove whyto compare lines in the textto give examplesto quote a line or lines from the text
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSummarize the first three paragraphs. What does summarize mean?to be clear about what you readto write about the passageto write in shorter form, most important parts of the textto write the facts from what you read
- 15. Multiple Choice
What can you infer from stanza 5? What does infer mean?
combine what you know with the text to figure out what the author wants you to know
to make a guess using what you know based on another text
to combine what you have read and what you know
to guess
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is this selection mostly about? - What is this question asking you to determine?
A Summary
Vocabulary
The Central Idea
The Tone
- 17. Multiple Choice
A new title for the passage could be.... - What is this question stem asking you to determine?
The Central Idea
A Theme
The Topic
The Author's Purpose
- 18. Multiple Choice
The author's reaction when she found a mouse nesting in her car's glove-box suggests that she was---- What is this question stem asking you to do?
Determine central Idea
Make an Inference
Summarize
Determine Theme
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why does the poet include the words "though the books say/it can't be done" in lines 5 and 6? - What is this question asking you to determine?
The Tone
Key Vocabulary
The Summary
The Author's Purpose
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did the author include paragraph 8 in the blog entry? - What is this question asking you to determine?
Author's Purpose
To Make an Inference
The Central Idea
What a blog is
- 21. Multiple Choice
How do I pick the best summary?
I look to see which one in the longest.
I look to see which one gets the "gist" of the text.
I look for the one that covers the theme.
I look to see which one best covers the beginning, middle and end.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary message of this story?SummaryOrganizationAuthor's PurposeTheme
- 23. Multiple Choice
"How does the use of descriptive language affect the reader?" - What is this question asking you to determine?
The theme
The mood
The central idea
The topic
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes how the author feels about humans living in colonies on other planets? - What is this question asking you to determine?
The Theme
The Mood
The Central Idea
The Tone
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is the main difference in the way the topic is addressed in these two poems? --- What is this question asking you do?
Make an inference
State an opinion
Compare & Contrast
Determine theme
- 26. Multiple Choice
What do you need to do after attaching the clutch plate to the spindle? --- What is this question asking you to determine?
Sequence of events in the plot
Fact or Opinion
Author's Purpose
Tone
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe imagery in these lines contributes to a sense of---MoodLiterary DeviceThemeMain Idea
- 28. Multiple Choice
How does paragraph 5 in the selection help to develop the conflict in this passage? -- What is this question asking you to determine? (i.e.: What does "develop" mean?)
How the paragraph weakens the passage.
How the paragraph helps to enhance or add to the passage.
What the theme of the passage is.
What the tone of the passage is.
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