EAPP Quiz Pt 1

Which of the following best describes the text using problem-solution structure?

• Identify problems and pose solutions

• Presents ideas or events in the order in which they happen

• Provide explanations or reasons for phenomena

• Describes a topic by listing characteristics, and examples

Which of the following guide questions DOES NOT qualify to definition or description?

• What items, events, or steps are listed?

• What are the most important characteristics?

• What is important to remember about it?

• How is it being described?

The following statements describe text structure, EXCEPT.

• It improve readers comprehension and retention of information.

• It helps in summarizing the important details shared in a text.

• It allows us to communicate with others in the context of daily conversations.

• It connects the details being presented in the text.

When reviewing a research paper, Paolo skips directly to the Results section to find the data he needs for his project. Which skill is he using?

• Evaluating the author’s credibility

• Writing a conclusion based on findings

• Differentiating vocabulary across fields

• Using text structure to locate information

Which of the following is a manner of presenting the general idea in a brief form by reducing the larger work?

• Paraphrasing

• Reduction

• Summarizing

• Elimination

Which of these is an example of using text structure to get needed information?

• Identifying metaphors in a poem

• Reading the abstract to know the study’s purpose

• Comparing the language in different disciplines

• Summarizing the entire chapter in two sentences

Which of the following should not be considered in summarizing?

• Erase the things that don’t matter.

• Erase things that repeat.

• Trade, specific names for general terms.

• Use your own words to write the summary.

This summarizing technique helps students generalize, recognize cause and effect relationships, and find main ideas.

• Somebody Wanted But So Then

• SAAC Method

• 5W’s, 1H

• First Then Finally

Which technique is most effective when summarizing a long academic text with many details?

• Copying important sentences word for word

• Highlighting only key points and main ideas

• Listing every small detail from the text

• Ignoring the introduction and conclusion

When summarizing an article, which step should you take first?

• Rewrite the article in your own words

• Identify the main argument or purpose of the text

• Count the number of paragraphs

• Focus only on the conclusion