Analyzing Texts and Vocabulary Quiz

What is the main idea of a text?

• The author's biography

• The central point or message

• The number of pages

• The title of the text

Which word means "to make a guess based on evidence"?

• Summarize

• Infer

• Describe

• Predict

Read the sentence: "The night was a black velvet curtain." What type of figurative language is used here?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

In the context of a story, what does the word "ominous" most likely mean?

• Cheerful

• Threatening

• Bright

• Ordinary

How does the first chapter of a book typically contribute to the story?

• It provides the resolution

• It introduces characters and setting

• It concludes the story

• It lists the author's other works

Analyze how the setting of a story can affect its mood. Provide an example.

• The setting has no impact on the mood.

• A dark, stormy night can create a suspenseful mood.

• A setting only affects the plot, not the mood.

• The setting is irrelevant to the story.

When reading a poem, what should you pay attention to in order to understand its meaning?

• The number of lines

• The rhyme scheme

• The imagery and language used

• The poet's age

Compare the experience of reading a book to watching its movie adaptation. What is one key difference?

• Books are always longer than movies.

• Movies provide visual and auditory elements.

• Books have more characters than movies.

• Movies are always more accurate than books.

What is one advantage of listening to an audio version of a story?

• You can see the illustrations.

• You can hear the tone and emotion in the narrator's voice.

• You can read at your own pace.

• You can skip chapters easily.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a drama?

• It is written in paragraphs.

• It includes dialogue and stage directions.

• It is always a true story.

• It is written in first person.