AnswersVA English IVSelf-Selecting Texts

Self-Selecting Texts — Quiz Answers

8 verified answers1 views
1
Free Preview

Which choice best describes the value of making personal connections to texts?

A
It helps a reader better understand a text by connecting the text to issues in society.
B
It helps a reader better understand a text by relating the text to real-life experiences.
C
It helps a reader better understand a text by connecting it to other texts the person has read.
D
It helps a reader better understand a text by associating the text to other people’s experiences.
3

Based on this information, which text would be the best recommendation for Skyler? Skyler is selecting a fiction text. She feels like she has read stories about many different cultures in the United States, so she wants to choose a text that will expose her to modern life in a culture from a different part of the world.

A
a novel about the struggles of a young girl’s childhood while growing up in France during World War II
B
a novel about a girl who moves from the United States to Japan and struggles to adapt
C
a novel about a girl who moves from Chicago to rural Iowa and struggles to adapt
D
a novel about a girl from Dallas who visits her American Indian relatives on a reservation in Oklahoma
4

Which text would be the best recommendation for Ming? Ming is on the swim team. Ming is looking for nonfiction texts to read to improve his swimming technique to improve his times. He is in eleventh grade, is an experienced swimmer, and is an advanced reader.

A
a handbook of workouts used by elite swimmers
B
a picture book that teaches children how to swim
C
a history of lifeguarding and rescue swimming
D
a biography of a recent Olympic swimming gold medalist
5

Based on this information, which text would be the best recommendation for Samir? Samir is selecting a fiction text. He is in eleventh grade and reads at his grade level. He wants to read something complex that will challenge his fluency and vocabulary.

A
a middle-school reader about the mystery of a hidden treasure discovered by a group of teenage boys
B
a children’s book about an alien who visits Earth to learn about our culture
C
a novel on a community college reading list about two doctors who compete to find the cure for a disease
D
a newspaper article about a small town basketball team that wins a championship
6

Finley is reading a nonfiction text about the modern-day impacts of the electoral college. Which current event is most likely relevant to the text and best for a connection?

A
a protest at city hall where people are trying to convince officials to expand mail-in voting
B
a debate about the number of votes needed to win the upcoming presidential election
C
a lecture about the origins of the democratic process in ancient Greece
D
a local town-hall meeting where newly elected officials will be sworn into office
7

When a reader makes a connection to a current event the reader is making a connection to

A
a character from another book.
B
issues happening in society.
C
the setting in another text.
D
a personal experience.

Did you find these answers helpful?