ELAR Reading Comprehension and Assessment 3

Question 1

When evaluating an informational text for reliability, which factor is LEAST important to consider?

Accepted Answer

The font and design layout of the document

Answer

Visual design does not indicate reliability; credentials, recency, and evidence are the substantive factors readers should weigh.

Question 2

A reader notices that an author repeatedly uses the words 'crisis,' 'alarming,' and 'devastating' throughout an article. What can the reader infer about the author's tone?

Accepted Answer

Urgent and alarmed

Answer

Words with strongly negative connotations like 'crisis' and 'devastating' signal an urgent, alarmed tone.

Question 3

Which reading strategy is most appropriate when a student encounters a long, dense academic passage for the first time?

Accepted Answer

Preview headings, subheadings, and topic sentences before reading in full

Answer

Previewing structural elements gives readers a framework that aids comprehension when they read the full text.

Question 4

In a persuasive essay, the author writes: 'Everyone agrees that this policy has failed.' What logical fallacy does this statement represent?

Accepted Answer

Bandwagon / appeal to the masses

Answer

Claiming 'everyone agrees' is a bandwagon fallacy that falsely implies universal agreement to pressure readers into compliance.

Question 5

A student re-reads a confusing paragraph and then summarizes it in their own words. Which comprehension repair strategy are they using?

Accepted Answer

Paraphrasing and re-reading

Answer

Re-reading and putting the text into one's own words (paraphrasing) is a classic fix-up strategy for confusion.

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test

ELAR Reading Comprehension and Assessment 3