The questions below will help you prepare for this lesson's quiz. If you answer any of them incorrectly, be sure to review the parts of this lesson that relate to the questions you missed.
In an article about the similarities and differences between science fiction novels and fantasy novels, which organizational pattern are you likely to see?
- problem and solution
- comparative
- cause and effect
- descriptive
This article is comparing and contrasting two different types of writing.
This article is comparing and contrasting two different types of writing.
This article is comparing and contrasting two different types of writing.
This article is comparing and contrasting two different types of writing.
Read this passage, paying close attention to how the details are organized.
It happened quickly and without warning. At around 9 p.m., the couple’s 20-month-old son was sleeping in his nursery on the second floor when someone leaned a ladder against the house, climbed through a window, and made off with the boy. The kidnapping was discovered about an hour later, along with a ransom note demanding $50,000.
A massive investigation was launched, led by the New Jersey State Police. A dozen more ransom notes followed, including one that led to a meeting where Dr. John Condon, representing the Lindbergh family, paid a mysterious man named “John” $50,000 in gold certificates for the safe return of the child. But on May 12, 1932, the boy’s body was discovered less than five miles from the Lindbergh home. The boy had apparently been killed by a blow to the head shortly after the kidnapping.
The Bureau was involved in the case almost from the beginning, offering any and all help to the New Jersey State Police. In the early days of the case, kidnapping was not a federal crime. A day after the boy’s remains were found, though, President Herbert Hoover ordered all national investigative agencies to help state authorities, with the Bureau taking the federal lead.
What subheading would fit best between paragraphs 1 and 2?
- A Child Is Missing
- The Investigation Begins
- The Help of a President
- Gone in the Night
The topic shifts to the investigation, so the heading needs to reflect that.
The topic shifts to the investigation, so the heading needs to reflect that.
The topic shifts to the investigation, so the heading needs to reflect that.
The topic shifts to the investigation, so the heading needs to reflect that.
Read the passage below, and analyze its use of typographical cues.
There is now clear evidence that the Earth’s climate is warming:
- Global surface temperatures have risen by 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit (ºF) over the last 100 years.
- Worldwide, the last decade has been the warmest on record.
- The rate of warming across the globe over the last 50 years (0.24ºF per decade) is almost double the rate of warming over the last 100 years (0.13ºF per decade).
The evidence of climate change extends well beyond increases in global surface temperatures. It also includes:
- changing precipitation patterns
- melting ice in the Arctic
- melting glaciers around the world
- increasing ocean temperatures
- rising sea level around the world
- acidification of the oceans due to elevated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
- responses by plants and animals, such as shifting ranges
Why does the author of this passage use bullet points?
- The bullet points indicate difficult terminology to look up and define.
- The bullet points explain what is shown in illustrations and photographs.
- The bullet points emphasize minor points so they will not be overlooked.
- The bullet points show which details belong in the same category.
Bullet points are used to present details that fall into two groups: evidence for global warming and evidence for climate change more generally.
Bullet points are used to present details that fall into two groups: evidence for global warming and evidence for climate change more generally.
Bullet points are used to present details that fall into two groups: evidence for global warming and evidence for climate change more generally.
Bullet points are used to present details that fall into two groups: evidence for global warming and evidence for climate change more generally.
How does an author's use of text structures help readers understand information?
- Text structures help readers know where to look for more information about a topic.
- Text structures help readers figure out how to apply information to their own lives
- Text structures help readers understand how ideas or details are related.
- Text structures help readers imagine a scene from a true story.
Text structures provide visual or logical cues about how an article's ideas are grouped together and arranged.
Text structures provide visual or logical cues about how an article's ideas are grouped together and arranged.
Text structures provide visual or logical cues about how an article's ideas are grouped together and arranged.
Text structures provide visual or logical cues about how an article's ideas are grouped together and arranged.
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