- Question 1 1 out of 1 points
The persuasion technique that denounces one product or person to promote another is known as __________. Answer Selected Answer: name calling Correct Answer: name calling - Question 2 1 out of 1 points
Text that has eye appeal has all of the following traits EXCEPT Answer Selected Answer: No more than 30 to 35 words per line Correct Answer: No more than 30 to 35 words per line - Question 3 1 out of 1 points
Six different organizational structures of expository text are __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________. Answer Selected Answer: sequence, description, listing, classification, compare/contrast, cause/effect, and problem/solution. Correct Answer: Six of the following answers: chronological or sequence, descriptive or enumeration, listing, classification or hierarchy, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, persuasion - Question 4 0 out of 1 points
According to the text, three factors that affect the comprehension process are __________, __________, and __________. Answer Selected Answer: factors with the reader, prior knowledge and experience, and interests and attitudes. Correct Answer: factors within the reader, factors within the reader’s environment, factors with the text - Question 5 1 out of 1 points
One special consideration that teachers must give to English learners when reading informational books is the ____________________ vocabulary of the text. Answer Selected Answer: academic Correct Answer: academic - Question 6 1 out of 1 points
Which of the following types of expository text explains an event, an object, or a phenomenon? Answer Selected Answer: Enumeration Correct Answer: Enumeration - Question 7 1 out of 1 points
Which of the following types of expository text is used most often in scientific texts? Answer Selected Answer: Hierarchy Correct Answer: Hierarchy - Question 8 1 out of 1 points
Factors within the reader’s environment include all of the following EXCEPT Answer Selected Answer: Birth weight Correct Answer: Birth weight - Question 9 1 out of 1 points
If an author desires to explain the horrific issues that farmers faced during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, which of the following would be the best type of organizational structure? Answer Selected Answer: Problem/Solution Correct Answer: Problem/Solution - Question 10 1 out of 1 points
All of the following are factors that affect the comprehension process EXCEPT Answer Selected Answer: The ability to read fast Correct Answer: The ability to read fast - Question 11 1 out of 1 points
All of the following are factors that affect the comprehension process of expository text EXCEPT Answer Selected Answer: The ability to recognize the theme Correct Answer: The ability to recognize the theme - Question 12 1 out of 1 points
The characteristics of unskilled readers include which of the following? Answer Selected Answer: Having limited vocabulary Correct Answer: Having limited vocabulary - Question 13 1 out of 1 points
When analyzing expository trade books and textbooks, teachers should look at the text for specific characteristics. Name three of these. Answer Selected Answer: make sure that books have eye appeal, a table of contents, a glossary, highlighted vocab words, and questions at the beginning and end of the chapters. Correct Answer: Three of the following answers: technical vocabulary, eye appeal, text features, writing style, author’s assumption of reader’s background knowledge