AAFM (Reading) 3

Question 1

What distinguishes a fact from an opinion in a text?

Accepted Answer

A fact can be verified; an opinion reflects a belief

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A fact is always longer

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An opinion is always true

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A fact contains adjectives only

Question 2

The author's purpose in a persuasive passage is usually to do what?

Accepted Answer

Convince the reader to accept a viewpoint

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List random dates

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Provide only entertainment

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Describe a landscape neutrally

Question 3

What does a topic sentence typically do in a paragraph?

Accepted Answer

States the paragraph's main idea

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Concludes the entire essay

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Lists only examples

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Cites all sources

Question 4

Comparing and contrasting two ideas in a passage means doing what?

Accepted Answer

Examining similarities and differences

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Ignoring one of the ideas

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Only repeating the first idea

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Rewriting the conclusion

Question 5

A cause-and-effect relationship in text shows what?

Accepted Answer

How one event leads to another

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Only the setting

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The author's name

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A list of unrelated facts

Question 6

Which of the following signals a sequence of events in a passage?

Accepted Answer

Words like first, next, and finally

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Random capital letters

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The passage title alone

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The page number

Question 7

When an author uses a metaphor, they are doing what?

Accepted Answer

Describing one thing as if it were another

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Stating an exact measurement

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Quoting a statistic

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Providing a definition