ICAS Reading for Meaning 4

Question 1

Read: 'After the long journey, the travelers were famished.' Using context, what does 'famished' mean?

Accepted Answer

Extremely hungry

Answer

After a long journey, needing food is a natural result, so 'famished' means extremely hungry.

Question 2

A poem contains the line: 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees.' What literary device is this?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Giving the wind a human action—'whispered secrets'—is personification.

Question 3

Which text structure is used when a passage explains how one event causes another to happen?

Accepted Answer

Cause and effect

Answer

Cause and effect structure explains how one event (cause) leads to another event (effect).

Question 4

A passage includes both facts and opinions. Which of the following is an OPINION?

Accepted Answer

The Eiffel Tower is the most beautiful structure in the world.

Answer

Calling something 'the most beautiful' is a personal judgment that cannot be proven, making it an opinion.

Question 5

What does it mean to 'make a prediction' while reading?

Accepted Answer

Using clues in the text to guess what might happen next

Answer

Making a prediction means using evidence from the text to form a reasonable guess about future events.

(ICAS) ICAS Practice Test