LANTITE Reading Comprehension Skills 2

Question 1

In the LANTITE literacy component, which skill involves understanding the relationship between a text's structure and its meaning?

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Text-level comprehension

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Decoding

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Phonological awareness

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Sight-word recognition

Question 2

A reader encounters the word 'ameliorate' in a passage about healthcare reform. Which context clue type would most help determine its meaning?

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Synonym clue — a nearby word with a similar meaning

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Antonym clue — a word that means the opposite

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Example clue — specific instances are provided

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Definition clue — the word is directly defined in the text

Question 3

Which reading comprehension strategy asks readers to generate questions about the text before, during, and after reading?

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Questioning

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Visualization

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Summarizing

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Predicting

Question 4

When summarizing an expository text, a reader should:

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Capture the main ideas and key supporting points concisely

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Include all details, examples, and statistics from the text

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Retell the text in the same sequence using new words

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Focus exclusively on the author's personal opinions

Question 5

Which text feature is specifically designed to help readers navigate to key information quickly within a non-fiction text?

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An index

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A dedication page

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A bibliography

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An epigraph

Question 6

The author's tone in a passage is best understood as:

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The attitude or feeling the author conveys toward the subject

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The subject matter the author has chosen to write about

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The intended audience for whom the text is written

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The style of punctuation used throughout the text

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of an implicit (implied) piece of information in a passage?

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An unstated character emotion inferred from their described actions

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A statistic directly quoted and cited in the text

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A heading that labels the section's topic

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A definition provided in a footnote