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| 1. | Which of the following statements is an opinion? |
| A. | A memoir is a retelling of a time in a writer’s life. |
| B. | Elizabeth Partridge grew up near San Francisco. |
| C. | Her family was the happiest family in the entire city. |
| D. | Partridge has written children’s books and historical fiction. |
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| 2. | When you recognize an author’s bias, you |
| A. | are able to prove that what the author says is true. |
| B. | understand the author’s tendency to be for or against something. |
| C. | draw conclusions about characters in a story’s plot. |
| D. | understand the author’s hints about what will happen later. |
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| 3. | Click on the letter of the phrase that means about the same as the underlined word. Aisha’s family lived in prosperity when she was a young girl. |
| A. | a state of poverty |
| B. | a state of wealth or success |
| C. | a state of happiness or contentment |
| D. | a state of unhappiness or despair |
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| 4. | When you evaluate an argument, you |
| A. | judge how well a writer has supported a proposition or idea. |
| B. | recognize that the title of a selection is clever and engaging. |
| C. | look at how many paragraphs include the main idea of the selection. |
| D. | use what you already know to understand what a writer is saying. |
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| 5. | An implied theme is a message about life that is stated directly in the text. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
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| 6. | The distinctive use of language that conveys an author’s personality is called author’s |
| A. | purpose. |
| B. | background. |
| C. | meaning. |
| D. | voice. |
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| 7. | When you make a generalization, you |
| A. | use your life experiences and prior knowledge to predict what will happen. |
| B. | use a number of facts to make a broad general statement. |
| C. | use supporting details to determine whether an argument is reasonable. |
| D. | use the author’s biography to interpret ideas in a selection. |
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| 8. | Which of these strategies would you NOT use to monitor your comprehension? |
| A. | Ask yourself questions. |
| B. | Read aloud a section you don’t understand. |
| C. | Summarize what you have read so far. |
| D. | Read another text written by the same author. |
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| 9. | Signal words that can help you recognize chronological text structure include |
| A. | however, in contrast, and on the other hand. |
| B. | first, then, next, and finally. |
| C. | because, as a result of, and since. |
| D. | on, in, under, and throughout. |
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| 10. | A fable is a type of folktale that |
| A. | teaches a lesson often called a moral. |
| B. | teaches about kings and knights from long ago. |
| C. | generally involves magic and the rule of three. |
| D. | describes men and women as larger than life. |
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