Tapping the Power of Nonfiction: Bend 2

What are some good ways to sort key vocabulary in a nonfiction text? Select all that apply.

• According to central ideas

• According to known and unknown words

• According to positive/neutral/negative terms associated with the reading.

• According to foreign and domestic words.

What are some ways we can discover the meaning of new words that we encounter in a text? Choose all that apply.

• Look for context clues.

• Look at prefixes and suffixes for root words that you already know.

• Try spelling the word backwards and see if it reveals a secret meaning.

• Look up the word in a dictionary.

Which of the following is an example of "lingo" that a person working in the medical field would use frequently? Select one.

• venipuncture

• venison

• Valentine

• venture capitalism

Which of the following is the best definition of "lingo"?

• A cool sport that involves blindfolded dogs fetching frisbees

• A delightful pasta dish from the old country

• Another word for "language"

• A word to describe the research process

What is synthesizing?

• Fitting what you're learning with what you already know

• Playing a guitar

• Finding the Imposter

• Retelling a text's main points in your own words

What is summarizing?

• Preparing your house for the winter

• Restating the central and main ideas in a short paragraph

• Looking closely at something on a microscope

• Fitting what you already know with what you're learning

Why should you build background knowledge?

• To build a wall

• To work towards reading harder texts

• To tell your friends what you learned

• To tell your sister she's wrong

What should a summary include? Select all that apply.

• The central idea

• The main idea

• Only the text's title

• Only one sentence

Based on what you learned in class, what does pesticide mean?

• Something that kills plants

• Something that helps pests

• Something that tastes funny

• Something that kills pests