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

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Based on the titles, which is a procedural text?

A
“Top 100 Films of the Century”
B
The Life of Theodore Roosevelt
C
“Replacing a Garbage Disposal”
D
Battles of the Revolutionary War
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Which type of formal debate is typically about current events or philosophy?

A
French-English
B
Lincoln-Douglas
C
parliamentary
D
policy
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Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.One morning the hobbits woke to find the large field, south of Bilbo’s front door, covered with ropes and poles for tents and pavilions. A special entrance was cut into the bank leading to the road, and wide steps and a large white gate were built there. The three hobbit-families of Bagshot Row, adjoining the field, were intensely interested and generally envied. Old Gaffer Gamgee stopped even pretending to work in his garden.

A
Hobbits enjoy having birthday parties.
B
Bilbo has money to spend on a big gathering.
C
The hobbits live together near a great field.
D
Gaffer Gamgee is lazy in his garden work.
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Read the excerpt from "How to Think Like a Researcher," a chapter from How to Find Out Anything.Whether you’re nosing around your local town library to find a biography of your favorite writer or downloading giant data sets from a U.S. government agency or from a university in a remote country, the principles of research are the same. By mastering the research process and undertaking it in the spirit of adventure and discovery, you’ll soon realize that it is indeed possible to find out anything.

A
whether
B
adventure
C
process
D
possible
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What text features are included in this text? Check all that apply.

A
a title
B
a subtitle
C
headings
D
image captions
E
illustrations
F
a numbered list
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Read the excerpt from "Digging"Till his straining rump among the flowerbedsBends low, comes up twenty years awayStooping in rhythm through potato drillsWhere he was digging.Read the haiku by Bashō. On the way to the outhouse—the white of the moonflower by torchlight.How does the structure of these poems differ?

A
“Digging” attempts to capture a moment in the distant past, while Bashō's haiku speculates about the future.
B
“Digging” jumps from the present time to the past, while Bashō's haiku captures a single moment in time.
C
“Digging” describes a moment in the present time, while Bashō's haiku jumps back in time.
D
“Digging” speculates about the future, while Bashō's haiku commemorates a time from the distant past.
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Which of these words has a negative connotation?

A
respect
B
delight
C
jealousy
D
sympathy
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."Under my window, a clean rasping soundWhen the spade sinks into gravelly ground:My father, digging. I look downRead the haiku by Bashō. Clear water—a tiny crab crawling up my leg.Which statement best describes the similarities between the excerpt from "Digging” and the haiku?

A
Both use alliteration to connect ideas and create interesting sounds.
B
Both are disjointed by the sound devices used by the poets.
C
Both explore the topic of farming.
D
Both shift from the present time to the past.
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Read the paragraph.The process is simple, but the results could be extraordinary. Fill out an application at Lakeside Park today. Working as a park monitor will provide hours of fun in the sun this summer and a glimpse of a career in forestry. Full- and part-time jobs are now available. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy life at the lake. Seize this opportunity now!

A
to entertain readers with an anecdote about working at a park
B
to inform readers about the responsibilities of a park monitor
C
to inform readers about careers in the forestry industry
D
to persuade readers to apply for employment at the park
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Read the affirmative claim and the negative counterclaim.Affirmative claim: All students should have access to a free college education. Within the last twenty years, the average cost of college has nearly tripled, making a college degree unobtainable for many.Negative counterclaim: Most students already receive some form of financial assistance that reduces the cost of a college education. Since many states are already financially burdened, it would be irresponsible of them to cover all college fees for all students.

A
"most students already receive some form of financial assistance"
B
"reduces the cost of a college education"
C
"since many states are already financially burdened"
D
"it would be irresponsible of them to cover all college fees"
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Look at the procedural text.

Question illustration
A
how to select just the right scarf
B
how to wear specific styles of scarf
C
how to dress appropriately for work
D
how to follow the latest fashion trends
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Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring."How bright your garden looks!” said Gandalf."Yes,” said Bilbo. "I am very fond indeed of it, and of all the dear old Shire; but I think I need a holiday.”"You mean to go on with your plan then?”"I do. I made up my mind months ago, and I haven’t changed it.”"Very well. It is no good saying any more. Stick to your plan—your whole plan, mind—and I hope it will turn out for the best, for you, and for all of us.”"I hope so. Anyway I mean to enjoy myself on Thursday, and have my little joke.”

A
as determined
B
as generous
C
as homesick
D
as unfriendly
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Read the table of contents and sample page from a procedural text.

Question illustration
A
Do other people use fire to add flavor to their foods?
B
Does my dish look better on the plate after being grilled?
C
Does my dish have added flavor now that I grilled it?
D
Do restaurants have other ways of adding flavors to foods?
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According to "How to Think Like a Researcher," a chapter from How to Find Out Anything, knowing how much information is needed is the second critical step in research. Malcolm is going on an interview and wants to do research about the company first.Based on the guidelines in the text, which information should he gather as research?

A
details about the development and construction of the building
B
all financial transactions that have occurred in the company
C
skills and experiences that are highly valued by the employer
D
every complaint that has ever been filed against the company
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Read the excerpt from "Ghost House."The whippoorwill is coming to shoutAnd hush and cluck and flutter about

A
to point out important ideas in the first line.
B
to create pleasing sounds in the second line.
C
to place emphasis on the word “shout” in the first line.
D
to link “coming” in the first line with “cluck” in the second line.
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Based on the passage, what are the best ways to describe Tom Sawyer’s character? Select 3 options.

A
amusing
B
cunning
C
mischievous
D
naive
E
stupid
F
vicious
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Which excerpt from "Ghost House" uses both alliteration and assonance to add emphasis?

A
Who share the unlit place with me—
B
Doubtless bear names that the mosses mar.
C
Though two, close-keeping, are lass and lad,—
D
As sweet companions as might be had.
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fearhappinesshopelonging

A
fear
B
happiness
C
hope
D
longing
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Which excerpt from Tom Sawyer allows the reader to infer the time of year?

A
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with.
B
She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and “jimpson” weeds that constituted the garden.
C
“It’s mighty hard to make him work Saturdays, when all the boys is having holiday, but he hates work more than he hates anything else, and I've got to do some of my duty by him, or I'll be the ruination of the child.”
D
While Tom was eating his supper, and stealing sugar as opportunity offered, Aunt Polly asked him questions that were full of guile, and very deep—for she wanted to trap him into damaging revealments.
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creedssufficedharborenergy

A
creeds
B
sufficed
C
harbor
D
energy

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