CELDT CELDT Academic Language and Content 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses academic language most appropriately for a school report?
- Pollution is super bad for the planet.
- Pollution negatively impacts the environment. (Correct answer)
- Pollution is really, really terrible.
- Pollution is kind of a problem.
Correct answer: Pollution negatively impacts the environment.
Academic language is formal and precise; 'negatively impacts the environment' is the most appropriate choice for a school report.
Question 2: What does it mean to 'summarize' a passage?
- Copy the passage word for word
- Restate the main ideas in your own words briefly (Correct answer)
- Add your personal opinion to the passage
- Identify every detail in the passage
Correct answer: Restate the main ideas in your own words briefly
A summary restates the most important ideas of a text briefly and in your own words.
Question 3: In science, what is a 'variable'?
- The conclusion of an experiment
- A factor that can change in an experiment (Correct answer)
- The tools used in an experiment
- A written report of findings
Correct answer: A factor that can change in an experiment
A variable is any factor, condition, or element that can change or be changed in an experiment.
Question 4: Which phrase best introduces evidence in a written argument?
- I think that
- According to the text (Correct answer)
- Maybe it could be
- Everybody knows that
Correct answer: According to the text
'According to the text' is an academic phrase used to introduce evidence from a source.
Question 5: What does 'infer' mean when reading a passage?
- To read every word carefully
- To use clues to figure out something not directly stated (Correct answer)
- To look up words in a dictionary
- To retell the story from beginning to end
Correct answer: To use clues to figure out something not directly stated
To infer means to use textual clues and background knowledge to conclude something not explicitly stated.
Question 6: In math, what is a 'product'?
- The answer to a subtraction problem
- The answer to a multiplication problem (Correct answer)
- The answer to a division problem
- The answer to an addition problem
Correct answer: The answer to a multiplication problem
In mathematics, the product is the result obtained by multiplying two or more numbers together.
CELDT CELDT Academic Language and Content 2
Which sentence uses academic language most appropriately for a school report?