Unit 7 Test Prep

Question 1

expository text

Answer 1

a type of nonfiction text that presents facts, discusses ideas, or explains a process

Question 2

informational text

Answer 2

a type of nonfiction text that gives information about a topic

Question 3

3 types of informational texts

Answer 3

• expository texts
• persuasive texts
• procedural texts

Question 4

2 Genres of Literature

Answer 4

• fiction

- nonfiction

Question 5

2 types of Nonfiction

Answer 5

• Narrative Nonfiction

- Informational Text

Question 6

3 types of narrative nonfiction

Answer 6

• autobiography
• biography
• memoir

Question 7

persuasive text

Answer 7

a type of nonfiction text that writers use to convince readers to accept their ideas on topics

Question 8

procedural text

Answer 8

a type of nonfiction text that provides instructions to do something

Question 9

text features that help readers locate & understand information

Answer 9

• bolded and italicized words
• realistic illustrations or photographs
• labels and captions (descriptions for illustrations and photographs)
• table of contents and indexes
• page numbers
• headings and subheadings
• graphic representations of text: diagrams, tables, and charts

Question 10

A ______ is the use of graphic representations of text.

Answer 10

timeline

Question 11

entertain

Answer 11

to cause enjoyment

Question 12

explain

Answer 12

to make something clear

Question 13

explicit

Answer 13

clearly, directly, and fully expressed

Question 14

implicit

Answer 14

not directly or fully expressed

Question 15

inform

Answer 15

to share knowledge

Question 16

persuade

Answer 16

to convince

Question 17

If the text includes…
facts or true statements
then, the author’s purpose is likely…

Answer 17

to inform, to explain

Question 18

If the text includes…
procedures
then, the author’s purpose is likely…

Answer 18

to explain

Question 19

If the text includes…
humor or suspense
then, the author’s purpose is likely…

Answer 19

to entertain

Question 20

If the text includes…
advice to get you to do something
then, the author’s purpose is likely…

Answer 20

to persuade

Question 21

The Latin root word bene means

Answer 21

“good” as in “beneficial,” which means that something is good for you.

Question 22

The Latin root word pend means

Answer 22

“hang” as in “pendant,” which is something that you hang around your neck on a necklace.

Question 23

The Latin root word port means

Answer 23

“to carry” as in “transport,” which means to carry something across a distance.

Question 24

The Latin root word dict means

Answer 24

“to say or speak” as in “predict,” which means to say what you think is going to happen before it happens.

Question 25

context clues

Answer 25

Add what is in the text to what you already know in order to make an educated guess about the meaning of the unknown word.

Question 26

What clues does the punctuation provide?

Answer 26

▪Authors may use punctuation to signal definitions: dashes [—], commas [ , ], parentheses [ ( ) ].

▪Authors may use punctuation to signal synonyms or antonyms: commas [ , ].

▪Authors may use punctuation to signal a list of examples: colons [ : ].

Question 27

context clues authors give for unfamiliar words in texts.

Answer 27

• definitions
• antonyms
• synonyms
• explanations
• restatements
• examples

Question 28

When you write sentences, your subject and verb must agree in ____________.

Answer 28

number

If your subject is singular (one), then your verb must be singular. If your subject is plural (more than one), then your verb must be plural.

Question 29

_______ verbs tell whether something is possible, or probable, and just how likely a thing might be to happen.

Answer 29

modal

Question 30

Modal helping verbs are:

Answer 30

can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, and would

Question 31

Modal helping verb are words that

Answer 31

help a verb express its meaning.

Question 32

How do Modal Helping Verbs help with verb tenses?

Answer 32

The verbs has or have helping to form past tenses or present tenses.

Question 33

base word

Answer 33

the most basic form of a word

Question 34

An __________ is a word that expresses emotion.

Answer 34

interjection

Question 35

Interjections usually appear at the _____(1) of a sentence and may have their own end punctuation (! or ?) or be set off from the rest of the sentence by a ______(2).

Answer 35

1-start

2-comma

Question 36

Common interjections are:

Answer 36

ah
now
alas
oh
eh
oops
er
uh
hey
well
hmm
wow

Question 37

Interjections are often used in _______[1], especially in dialogue. They are also used in _______[2] writing. However, they are not often used in formal writing, such as reports or articles.

Answer 37

1-fiction

2-informal