Information/Persuasive CBA Review Question Preview (ID: 35941)


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The best summary of a text should ALWAYS include . . .
a) 18 sentences
b) An exact quote from the passage
c) The passage's main idea
d) Statistics

Which types of statements provide the best supporting details?
a) Commonplace assertions
b) Opinions
c) False assumptions
d) Facts

How can you tell that a statement is an opinion?
a) It includes judgement words that cannot be proven.
b) It includes specific details that can be proven.
c) It has been repeated so many times that most people believe it to be true.
d) There is no way to tell.

Which of the following IS NOT an example of an author's purpose in a persuasive text?
a) To explain scientific evidence
b) To convince the audience to believe a certain way
c) To get the audience to take a certain action
d) To make people agree with a specific point of view

Which of the following IS NOT an organizational style that authors may use in informational text?
a) Compare/Contrast
b) Description
c) Narrative
d) Cause/Effect

Which of the following is an opinion that has been repeated so often that most people believe it to be true?
a) Fact
b) Incorrect Premise
c) False Assumption
d) Commonplace Assertion

A strong summary should include important supporting details from . . .
a) The first paragraph of the passage
b) The last paragraph of the passage
c) The title of the passage
d) The beginning, middle, and end of the passage

Which of the following IS NOT an important text feature that can help the reader find information quickly?
a) Maps/Pictures/Graphs
b) Theme
c) Footnotes
d) Headings

A good summary is ALWAYS . . .
a) The shortest answer choice
b) The longest answer choice
c) The answer choice with the most numbers and statistics
d) The answer choice that includes the main idea and the most important details

Which of the following is most likely an author's purpose for writing an informational text?
a) To explain something to the reader
b) To convince the reader to act or believe in a certain way
c) To entertain a reader
d) To kill time

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