What is an inference?

A guess based on evidence and previous knowledge.

A direct statement from the text.

What is an illustration?

A drawing used to emphasize an aspect of the text or to add reader interest.

A photograph used to capture a moment.

What is a table of contents?

An outline of chapters or section titles and their corresponding pages in a larger text.

A drawing used to emphasize an aspect of the text.

A photograph used to capture a moment.

Which text structure includes an event that makes another event happen and the result of the first event?

Chronological or sequential order

Which text structure tells events in the order in which they happened?

Chronological or sequential order

Which text structure explains a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing characteristics, features, and examples?

Chronological or sequential order

What is the purpose of this excerpt?

to inform readers about the "ingredients" in jazz music

to teach readers how to play jazz music

to express a deep love for jazz music

to urge readers to use "jazzy" ingredients in their food

People new to this country probably liked ballads because __________.

they told stories from back home

they told stories about the future

Which statement best supports the author's claim that jazz has a recipe?

Many musical styles combined to form jazz.

Jazz is something you can bake, like a cake.

The words music and food are synonyms.

Cooks and bakers invented jazz.

When did New Orleans become a center for jazz?

a specific time, date, or event

a general location or specific place

Which is true of early African American musicians?

They changed some forms of music to reflect who they were.

They played music to fill their many hours of free time.

They came from Scotland and sang songs about their homelands.

They played music that told of their joy at being in America.

Why is New Orleans considered the "The Melting Pot of Sound"?

All the ingredients for jazz came together in New Orleans.

Everyone in New Orleans loves music.

It is the only place in America where different races live near one another.

The author compares the invention of jazz with the creation of a recipe. How does she develop this metaphor?

She identifies the various influences on jazz music as ingredients.

She formats the article as a cookbook recipe.

She includes recipes from restaurants where jazz musicians perform.

She tries to follow her own recipe and "cook up" some jazz.

Why does the author say that people from many places and cultures created jazz?

People from Africa, France, and Spain as well as Native Americans all lived in New Orleans where jazz originated.

Jazz can only be played in opera houses and concert halls in New Orleans.

Jazz is played in dance ballrooms and street parades in New Orleans today.

New Orleans is the home of Mardi Gras!

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30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes an author's specific viewpoint or attitude towards the text's topic?

Text structure

Informational text

Author's perspective

Key details

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the way a text is organized or how information in a text is presented to the reader?

Text features

Text structure

Main/central idea

Support

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term refers to things in a text like maps, charts, graphs, headings, and margin information that provide additional clues about the topic you are reading?

Text features

Key details

Informational text

Making inferences

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What skill is used to make conclusions when reading by using information in a text combined with thinking and reasoning?

Support

Text structure

Making inferences

Author's perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of text tells true information about someone or something?

Key details

Informational text

Main/central idea

Text features

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term refers to the information a writer provides to back up their claim?

Support

Text structure

Author's perspective

Key details

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes specific information in a text that supports the main/central idea of that text?

Text features

Informational text

Key details

Making inferences

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

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IR S2 Exam Review

What term describes an author's specific viewpoint or attitude towards the text's topic?

What is the term for the way a text is organized or how information in a text is presented to the reader?

What term refers to things in a text like maps, charts, graphs, headings, and margin information that provide additional clues about the topic you are reading?

What skill is used to make conclusions when reading by using information in a text combined with thinking and reasoning?

What type of text tells true information about someone or something?

What term refers to the information a writer provides to back up their claim?

What term describes specific information in a text that supports the main/central idea of that text?

What term refers to the topic of an informational text or a portion of an informational text?

What is an inference?

What is the name of an article, book, or other literary work or document?

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