Question

1) Which reading strategy would MOST help you understand a long article that compares and contrasts two scientific discoveries? A) metacognition B) summarizing every paragraph C) making connections to your own life D) using a graphic organizer 2) Which reading strategy requires you to stop and think about your own thinking? A)making connections B) seeing text structure C) metacognition D) summarizing 3) Which passage shows both clarity and coherence? A) The farm trip was a disaster—we left at the crack of dawn, drove for four hours and spent the day hot and sweaty. The popsicles they gave us were delicious. B) I had never been on a farm, but I had visited our neighborhood’s community garden many times. My mother had maintained a small plot there since I started elementary school. C) The first trip of summer camp was to a farm. We had to pack a lunch. We had to ride a school bus. We left really early in the morning. D) When I saw that we were going into a field full of animals, I stopped because there were big steaming piles everywhere. There was an ugly donkey. 4) Which term is sometimes used to describe the way ideas are organized in a piece of writing? A) metacognition B) summary C) exposition D) text structure 5) If you’re careful to choose the most precise, specific, and accurate words for an essay, what quality will you give it? A) clarity B) vagueness C) coherence D) formality

Answer 1

1. B) summarizing every paragraph: When summarizing each paragraph you can find the main points of each one, in this way the whole article is explained to you through the most relevant information of the topic he is addressing. This optimizes your reading time and allows you to better understand the content of the article.

2. C) metacognition: Refers to the reader's ability to recognize cognitive points and the very thoughts triggered by external factors, such as reading, for example. In other words, this is the term that this is a reading strategy that requires you to stop and think about your own thinking.

3. B) I had never been on a farm, but I had visited our neighborhood’s community garden many times. My mother had maintained a small plot there since I started elementary school .: A text presents coherence when its construction and the arrangement of words and phrases can present a clear and easily understandable meaning, without contradictions.

4. D) text structure: The textual structure refers to the construction of the text and how ideas are organized within sentences and paragraphs, being able to establish an efficient communication. In other words, the textual structure refers to the textual organization.

5. A) clarity: Specific, accurate and precise words are able to make a text direct and extremely clear. This makes the reader understand the message of the text quickly and without forcing the reasoning.