Reading - Applications Quizzes

Mrs. Landingham has noticed that her students are great at identifying similes in their reading, but she wants to know if the students understand what they mean. What would be the best way for her to evaluate the students' understanding of similes they identified?

Ask them to explain what two things are being compared and what they have in common.

A fifth-grade teacher reads a short story to the class. After the reading, the teacher projects a paragraph on the board that contains an argument between the two characters. The teacher models how she analyzes the text in order to make inferences about the characters' motivations in the excerpt. Next, she projects the paragraph from the end of the story where the character's conflict is resolved. She asks the students to work in pairs to similarly analyze the new paragraph. In what way is this activity designed to impact student literacy?

Build student independence in close reading a text.

Which of the following activities will best help students identify various features of texts?

Create a scavenger hunt for students to find various features using different kinds of texts.

A second-grade teacher is emailing parents with a list of ideas that parents can use to support their children's literacy development. Which of the following suggestions is least likely to appear on that list?

Encourage variety by providing new books and discourage your child from rereading books.

What question(s) could be asked during literature circles to encourage students to evaluate the author's word choices?

How did the descriptive language used in this chapter help you visualize the setting?

Which figurative language device is used in lines 3 and 7? (3) And this same flower that smiles to-day, (7) The sooner will his race be run,

Personification

Read the following excerpt from The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit and answer the question that follows. The narrow passage ended in a round arch all fringed with ferns and creepers. They passed through the arch into a deep, narrow gully whose banks were of stones, moss-covered; and in the crannies grew more ferns and long grasses. Trees growing on the top of the bank arched across, and the sunlight came through in changing patches of brightness, turning the gully to a roofed corridor of goldy-green. The path, which was of greeny-grey flagstones where heaps of leaves had drifted, sloped steeply down, and at the end of it was another round arch, quite dark inside, above which rose rocks and grass and bushes. Which of the following best describes the author's craft in this excerpt?

The author uses vivid imagery and details to establish the setting.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

The cow couldn't catch the flies with her curly tail.

Read the following excerpt and identify the literary device being used in the underlined portion. Hear the loud alarum bells - Brazen bells! [What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!] In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright! -"The Bells" Edgar Allan Poe

alliteration

The following sentence from "The Dead" by James Joyce could be best used to teach what figurative language device? "His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead."

alliteration

The repetition of the same letter or beginning sound throughout a sentence or passage is the definition of which literary device?

alliteration

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence? Sweet Sara sings loudly every Sunday.

alliteration

I tried to throw a surprise party for my mom, but my dad let the cat out of the bag when he left the event reminder pulled up on their shared computer. What type of figurative language is included in the above example?

an idiom

The inclusion of a counterargument and evidence best defines a characteristic of:

an op-ed article.

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? We've got a real Edgar Allan Poe here, don't we; such happiness Meg's exuding.

analogy

Which of the following terms best describes the turning point of the main conflict in a story?

climax

Ms. Garcia works with teachers, principals, and older students at her school to have them help guide the reading instruction once a week. After the reading, Ms. Garcia and the person with whom she collaborates have a discussion with the students and work to make a collage of the story's theme. Which of the following is the most likely primary goal of the activity?

collaborating with other members of the school community to increase learner engagement and improve students' reading comprehension skills

A fourth-grade teacher reserves time each day for her students to write about their reading in their reader's notebook. Today, she asks them to answer the following three questions: What is one event or idea from your reading that connects to another text you have read? Explain the connection. Describe a chapter, paragraph, or sentence from your reading that reminded you of a personal experience. Explain the connection. Think about your reading. Identify one aspect of the book that has impacted the way your see or understand something in the world, outside of things you have personally experienced. Explain the connection. This activity is designed to:

deepen the reader's understanding of the text by considering the idea in a larger context.

At the conclusion of a fiction reading unit, a fifth-grade teacher chooses a complex literary text for students to read with a partner. Halfway through the story, the teacher checks the students' ability to make educated inferences about future events in the story. To best assess this skill, the teacher should ask questions that lead students to:

draw conclusions based on background knowledge and text evidence.

A first-grade teacher is looking for a new way to help students with literary analysis of complex texts. She decides to reread a text multiple times, each time asking the students to analyze the text in a specific manner. For example, after the first reading the teacher checks for comprehension. Then she reads it again, this time focusing on plot structure. During the third reading, she would like the students to identify character development. The teacher can best accomplish this goal by:

focusing on the illustrations and text to analyze the characters' feelings.

Antonio is an ELL student who moved to the United States two years ago. He is interested in learning more about American culture, especially stories that are passed down from generation to generation that teach about morality and may have elements of superstition. Which type of book should his teacher suggest?

folk tales

A second-grade teacher has been using fictional texts during small group instruction with several English Language Learners. Each of the four students has achieved a different proficiency level when it comes to reading and summarizing text. Two of the students seem ready to focus on making inferences about text, whereas the other two require more direct instruction on basic comprehension skills. The teacher would like to use texts that all four students can relate to and find accessible. Which of the following types of fictional text would be best for the teacher to utilize during this activity?

folktales

Which of the following genres could specifically help a reader compare the purpose of dialogue to narration?

graphic novel

A third-grade teacher reads a story aloud to the class. After reading, each student chooses one character and makes a list of different words that describe their chosen character. Next, she organizes the students into small groups and asks them to present their characters, words, and explanations to the group. What skill is the main focus of this activity?

literary analysis

A fifth-grade teacher asks her students to reflect on a personal experience or time in their life that impacts them in a significant way. Which genre best represents the writing that these students will complete?

memoir

The following sentence uses which type of figurative language? You wouldn't recognize humor if it walked over and stared you in the face.

personification

An elementary teacher could encourage and provide support for at-home reading by:

providing a list of popular children's books parents/guardians would enjoy reading with their children.

The exposition in a story is best described as:

the introduction to the story's setting, characters, and plot.

A second-grade classroom with multiple Spanish-speaking English language learners is working on literary analysis. The class reads aloud a short story in which the main character, Lisa, visits Mexico while on vacation. Lisa struggles to fit in at first because she does not speak Spanish. Over the course of the book, she learns new words and phrases to use during her trip. During and after reading, the class discusses various aspects of the text and answers general comprehension questions posed by the teacher. One of the areas the teacher wants to focus on is generating a well-constructed summary of the story. The teacher provides a graphic organizer for students to complete as a whole group before writing the actual summary. By choosing this text, the teacher is demonstrating her understanding of:

the need to mirror the diversity of her classroom in her text choices.