Reading Skills Practice
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Comparing and contrasting information in a text helps the reader to:
Focus on minor details
Understand the author's bias
Appreciate the literary style of the text
Grasp the complexity of the topic
Answer explanation
Comparing and contrasting information in a text helps the reader to grasp the complexity of the topic.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identifying the main idea of a paragraph within a larger text helps to:
Understand the text as a whole
Memorize the text more easily
Focus on unimportant details
Predict the ending of the text
Answer explanation
Identifying the main idea of a paragraph within a larger text helps to understand the text as a whole by providing a central focus and context for the rest of the information.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The purpose of analyzing the structure of a text is to:
Find grammatical errors
Understand how the author builds their argument or narrative
Memorize the text
Translate the text into another language
Answer explanation
Analyzing the structure of a text helps understand how the author constructs their argument or narrative, not to find grammatical errors, memorize, or translate the text.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a word in a passage has multiple meanings, the reader should:
Choose the meaning they like best
Ignore the word and continue reading
Use the context of the passage to determine its meaning
Look up all possible meanings of the word
Answer explanation
The reader should use the context of the passage to determine the meaning of a word with multiple meanings.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An argument in a text is most effective when:
It is based on popular opinion
It includes a lot of technical jargon
It is supported by relevant and credible evidence
It repeats the main point many times
Answer explanation
The most effective argument is supported by relevant and credible evidence, making it more convincing and persuasive to the audience.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The best way to compare and contrast themes in two texts is to:
Read summaries of the texts
Focus on the differences only
Analyze how each text treats the theme and note similarities and differences
Ask someone else's opinion on the texts
Answer explanation
Choose to analyze how each text treats the theme and note similarities and differences for the best comparison.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A detail in a text that does not support the main idea is:
Always irrelevant and should be ignored
Important for understanding the context
Sometimes used to provide a counterargument or alternative perspective
Only found in poorly written texts
Answer explanation
The correct choice is sometimes used to provide a counterargument or alternative perspective, showing that not all details need to directly support the main idea.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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