Understanding Text and Language--Unit 1 Test #1

What is a synonym?

• A word that means the opposite of another word

• A word that means exactly or nearly the same as another word

• A word that describes an action

• A word that is used to name a person, place, or thing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the term "context" refer to?

• The main character in a story

• The situation or background to a text or its writer

• The conclusion of a text

• The title of a text

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is the "audience" in a text?

• The writer of the text

• The editor of the text

• The reader(s) or listener(s) of a text

• The publisher of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is a "hybrid" in terms of text?

• A text with only one element

• A text made by combining two different elements

• A text with no elements

• A text with three or more elements

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is the term for the name we give to things, ideas, and places?

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Adverb

Which type of noun refers to a unique name of someone or a place?

• Common noun

• Proper noun

• Abstract noun

• Collective noun

Which part of speech describes an action or state?

• Adjective

• Verb

• Noun

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What type of verbs operate in an independent way, such as "I go"?

• Auxiliary verbs

• Lexical verbs

• Phrasal verbs

• Modal verbs

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which type of narrator has some knowledge of events but not complete understanding?

• Limited narrator

• Omniscient narrator

• Fallible narrator

• Unusual narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which words are examples of comparative terms?

• Better, greater, less, more

• Best, greatest, fewest, most

• Infer, imply, suggest

• Clearly, effectively, precisely

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3