Making Connections Quiz

What are the three ways that a reader can make a connection to a text?

• text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world

• text-to-myself, text-to-America, text-to-book

• text, book, world

• none of the above

Which example best explains a Text-to-Self connection?

• "This reminds me of a news broadcast about Harriet Tubman I saw on ABC news."

• "This reminds me of a Harry Potter book I read in 5th grade."

• "This story reminds me of a vacation that I took to the ocean, just like the main character."

• "This reminds me of an article I read on CNN.com."

Which example best explains a Text-to-Text connection?

• "I read a book last year about how some lizards can be dangerous, and in the book Holes we read about a dangerous yellow spotted lizard that could potentially harm the people at Camp Green Lake."

• both a and d

• "This text reminds me of the time I went to Las Vegas to see a live show."

• "I read another book about spiders that explained that spirders have venom and in this book I am learning about the top 10 dangerous spiders in the world."

Which example best explains a Text-to-World connection?

• "I saw a program on television that talked about how to get a college scholarship."

• "I read a book last year that talked about how to receive scholarships before entering college."

• both a and b

• none of the above

What is the opposite of comparing?

What is a person in a novel, play or movie?

The representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another

Identify the cause and effect in the sentence:

The ice cream melted in the hot car.

what is the definition of immigration?

What is the definition of evidence?

• Something that is found to convict someone of being guilty

• distinguishing other writers' information from your own ideas and giving credit to your sources

• blood, hair, footprints, weapons, fingerprints

• none of the above