ELA-Connecting Multimedia to an Informational Text(Quiz)

Which choice best states how a video extends learning about a topic? a. A video can provide additional information on a topic by using images. b. A video can repeat information learned about a topic through reading. c. A video can be paused and rewound during the presentation of information. d. A video can show what someone looks like when speaking.

a. A video can provide additional information on a topic by using images.

Read this excerpt from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! How Safe Are We? 24/7: How did you become interested in disease control?DR. SCOTT DOWELL: My father was a doctor. I remember being very young and traveling with him and my mother to Haiti. He treated patients there who were suffering from different viruses. How could a video best extend the information provided by Dr. Dowell in his answer? a. A video could show images of Dr. Dowell's father treating patients in Haiti. b. A video could show Dr. Dowell giving his answer to the question. c. A video could show Dr. Dowell treating patients in a foreign country. d. A video could show images of Dr. Dowell's current family at their home.

a. A video could show images of Dr. Dowell's father treating patients in Haiti.

Which question best serves the purpose of an interview? a. What do you do during a typical day at work? b. What is your name and your occupation? c. Do you wish you had chosen a different career? d. Would you like to hear more about my job?

a. What do you do during a typical day at work?

Read this excerpt from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! How Safe Are We? Getz, David. Purple Death: The Mysterious Flu of 1918. New York: Henry Holt, 2000.This resource would help a reader better understand a. the flu epidemic of 1918. b. causes of the avian flu. c. virus outbreaks around the world. d. disease causing viruses.

a. the flu epidemic of 1918.

Which statement best states how a video extends learning about a topic? a. A video repeats information found in a text about the topic. b. A video engages the senses to present information on the topic. c. A video gives a general overview of many topics all at once. d. A video shows what the speakers look like while they converse.

b. A video engages the senses to present information on the topic.

Which question best serves the purpose of an interview? a. What is the name of your company? b. How did you become interested in this subject? c. Would you recommend this career to others? d. What type of work do you do?

b. How did you become interested in this subject?

Which choice best states one purpose of an interview? a. to tell an entertaining story b. to convince someone of an opinion c. to learn more about a specific person d. to compare and contrast two people

c. to learn more about a specific person

Read this excerpt from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! How Safe Are We?. Web MD www.webmd.com This is a comprehensive, easy-to-use site with all sorts of helpful medical information. This resource would best help a reader gain more understanding about a. how to prevent environmental health threats. b. how to treat a common medical problem. c. how to apply to medical school. d. how to control the spread of infectious disease.

d. how to control the spread of infectious disease.

Read this excerpt from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! How Safe Are We?. International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)1330 Beacon Street, Suite 228Brookline MA 02446PHONE: 617-277-0551FAX: 617-278-9113EMAIL:The ISID is committed to improving the care of patients with infectious diseases, the training of clinicians and researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology, and the control of infectious diseases around the world. This resource would best help a reader gain more understanding about a. treatments for a range of medical problems. b. medications that are approved by the FDA. c. preventing hazards in the workplace. d. the training of infectious disease researchers.

d. the training of infectious disease researchers.

Which choice best states one purpose of an interview? a. to teach a moral or life lesson b. to describe something in a new way c. to persuade someone of a point of view d. to ask well-researched questions

d. to ask well-researched questions