ELAR Reading Comprehension and Assessment 5

Question 1

A passage describes how deforestation leads to soil erosion, which then causes rivers to become silted, which ultimately destroys fish habitats. Which text structure is the author primarily using?

Accepted Answer

Cause and effect (chain reaction)

Answer

A chain of events where each effect becomes the cause of the next effect is a multi-step cause-and-effect (causal chain) structure.

Question 2

A student is asked to make a text-to-self connection while reading a story about a character who feels anxious before a public speech. What does this connection involve?

Accepted Answer

Relating the character's feelings to a personal experience of the student

Answer

A text-to-self connection links what happens in the text to the reader's own life experiences, feelings, or memories.

Question 3

Which term describes the perspective from which a story is narrated when the narrator refers to characters as 'he,' 'she,' and 'they,' and knows the thoughts of all characters?

Accepted Answer

Third-person omniscient

Answer

Third-person omniscient narration uses 'he/she/they' and gives the narrator access to the inner thoughts of all characters.

Question 4

On a standardized ELAR reading assessment, a passage is followed by the question: 'Which detail from the passage BEST supports the central idea?' What skill is being tested?

Accepted Answer

Citing relevant textual evidence

Answer

Selecting the detail that best supports the central idea requires students to cite and evaluate relevant textual evidence.

Question 5

A reader finishes an article and asks, 'What is the most important point the author wants me to take away?' Which comprehension goal does this question reflect?

Accepted Answer

Determining the central idea or main idea

Answer

Asking what the author most wants the reader to understand is the core question for identifying the central or main idea.

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test

ELAR Reading Comprehension and Assessment 5