AnswersLA-Business EnglishPart 1: Text Details and Context Clues in an Informational Text

Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text Answers

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Which techniques are used to engage a reader? Select four options.using a quotationproviding a conclusiongiving an anecdotepresenting a series of interesting factsasking a thought-provoking question

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using a quotation
B
providing a conclusion
C
giving an anecdote
D
presenting a series of interesting facts
E
asking a thought-provoking question
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What does pausing before a certain word in the middle of a sentence provide for the listener?

A
a signal that a sound effect will occur soon
B
a reason to go back and quickly reread the text
C
a cue that an important word might follow
D
a moment to look up new terms
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What does pausing before a certain word in the middle of a sentence provide for the listener?

A
a signal that a sound effect will occur soon
B
a reason to go back and quickly reread the text
C
a cue that an important word might follow
D
a moment to look up new terms
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.In the early nineteenth century Japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years. It had simply opted out of the community of nations.Kings are burning somewhere,Wheels are turning somewhere,Trains are being run,Wars are being won, Things are being done In the early nineteenth century

A
It gives the reader detailed information about the subject that will be discussed at length in the passage.
B
It makes the reader wonder how the quotation from the poem relates to the topic of the passage.
C
It interests the reader into figuring out what was happening in Japan over 200 hundred years ago.
D
It makes the reader understand the cultural atmosphere in Japan in the early nineteenth century.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, was one of the media stars of the First World War. The famous recruitment poster has him pointing straight at us in full uniform, finger in the foreground, handlebar moustache not far behind, with the words 'Your country needs YOU'.

A
The author asks a question.
B
The author gives an anecdote.
C
The author uses a quotation.
D
The author provides a description.
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When do listeners benefit from listening? Select three options.when the narrator emphasizes key wordswhen they analyze text features on their ownwhen the narrator pauses for effectwhen they reread text for claritywhen sound effects are used

A
when the narrator emphasizes key words
B
when they analyze text features on their own
C
when the narrator pauses for effect
D
when they reread text for clarity
E
when sound effects are used
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.What could be more domestic, more unremarkable, more British, than a nice cup of tea? You could of course put the question the other way round and ask what could be less British than a cup of tea, given that tea is made from plants grown in India or China and often sweetened by sugar from the Caribbean.

A
makes the reader think about the link between tea and Britishness.
B
interests the reader in food exports from the Caribbean.
C
causes the reader to the think about plants that are grown to make tea.
D
makes the reader wonder about the most common drinks in India.

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