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Nonfiction Signposts

Authored by Margaret Diasio

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Nonfiction Signposts
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Although, alternatively, however, otherwise. These are all examples of what?

Contractions
Adverbs
Signal words
Nouns

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you are reading and you notice a sentence that leaves no doubt, you should note:

Word gap
Number/stat
Extreme language
Quoted words

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

At Holbrook Middle School, the cafeteria sells over 3,000 water bottles a year.
This is an example of which signpost?

Quoted words
Extreme language
Numbers & stats
Contrasts & Contradictions

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

TRUE or FALSE: When you find a word gap, you should always look it up in the dictionary. 

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A contradiction or a contrast means that the author writes about a ___________. 

difference 
metaphor
similarity
word that has an apostrophe in it

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the author uses words said by someone else, you should ask yourself:

Can I find clues in the sentence to help me understand?
What is the difference and why does it matter?
Why did the author quote this person?
Does this surprise me?

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Always, never, all, everyone" are words that signal:

Extreme language
Statistics 
Word Gaps
Contrasts & Contradictions

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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