CELDT CELDT Academic Language and Content 2

Question 1

Which sentence uses academic language most appropriately for a school report?

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Pollution negatively impacts the environment.

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Pollution is super bad for the planet.

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Pollution is really, really terrible.

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Pollution is kind of a problem.

Question 2

What does it mean to 'summarize' a passage?

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Restate the main ideas in your own words briefly

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Copy the passage word for word

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Add your personal opinion to the passage

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Identify every detail in the passage

Question 3

In science, what is a 'variable'?

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A factor that can change in an experiment

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The conclusion of an experiment

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The tools used in an experiment

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A written report of findings

Question 4

Which phrase best introduces evidence in a written argument?

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According to the text

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I think that

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Maybe it could be

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Everybody knows that

Question 5

What does 'infer' mean when reading a passage?

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To use clues to figure out something not directly stated

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To read every word carefully

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To look up words in a dictionary

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To retell the story from beginning to end

Question 6

In math, what is a 'product'?

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The answer to a multiplication problem

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The answer to a subtraction problem

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The answer to a division problem

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The answer to an addition problem