Intensive Reading Semester One Quiz- 5th Period

Imagine Luciana, Jamalier, and Yoel are on an archaeological expedition. They discover an ancient parchment with a cryptic message. What would be the main idea of this message?

• The parchment is a guide for their expedition

• The parchment is making a statement

• The parchment has a Central (Main) Idea

• The parchment contains key details

Josiah, Ruby, and Deandre are on a hiking adventure. They find a map with titles, charts, and pictures. What could be the purpose of these text features?

• To hide the main idea

• To distract them from the path

• To provide additional clues about the trail's direction

• To confuse them

Trinity, Josiah, and Deandre are on a school field trip to a historical site. They found an old map with cryptic instructions. What should they do to decipher the instructions?

• State the facts directly

• Ignore the evidence in the map

• Create confusion

• Make an educated guess based on the evidence in the map

Imagine Jamalier, Trinity, and Deandre are in a writing competition. They each have a different understanding of a period in punctuation. Who is correct?

• Jamalier says it's to separate a phrase or word at the beginning of the sentence

• Trinity thinks it's to join two complete and related thoughts

• Deandre believes it's to separate items in a list

• Or is it to indicate the end of a sentence and signal a complete thought?

Imagine Ruby and Josiah are playing a game of chess. Ruby moves her queen and Josiah responds by moving his knight. What does this 'cause and effect' structure explain in their game?

• The cause and the effect of an event

• The events in the order in which they happened

• The steps in a process

• How Ruby and Josiah's actions are similar and different

Trinity, Zereilys, and Luciana are playing a game of 'Sentence Parts' in their English class. If Trinity is representing the naming part of a sentence, what part of speech is she representing?

• Noun

• Preposition

• Verb

• Adverb

Josiah, Deandre, and Trinity are studying for their English test. They are discussing the role of a synonym in context clues. Can you assist them?

• To incorporate the definition of the word into the text

• To provide the definition of the word

• To use a word having the same or similar meaning to other words in a sentence

• To hint at the meaning by providing a non-example or opposite

Josiah, Luciana, and Deandre are writing a story for their English class. They're debating over the use of an exclamation mark in a particular sentence. Can you help them out? What is the function of an exclamation mark in punctuation?

• To signal strong feelings or emotions

• To indicate the end of a sentence and signal a complete thought

• To join two complete and related thoughts

• To separate items in a list

Luciana, Jasola, and Deandre are discussing in their study group. They are trying to identify the structure that explains a topic like 'The Ecosystem' by listing its characteristics, features, and examples. Can you help them out?

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Problem and solution

• Procedural or how-to

Imagine Trinity, Deandre, and Ruby are playing a game of Scrabble. They stumble upon a word they haven't encountered before. Trinity suggests they look for a definition in context clues. What does she mean by that?

• She means to incorporate the definition of the word into the game

• She means to hint at the meaning by providing a non-example or opposite

• She means to provide the definition of the word

• She means to use a word having the same or similar meaning to other words on the board