OAA Reading 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student reads a story where a character says, 'I could eat a horse!' What literary device is being used?
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Hyperbole (Correct answer)
- Personification
Correct answer: Hyperbole
Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, such as 'I could eat a horse.'
Question 2: Which text structure is being used when an author explains how a problem led to a solution?
- Description
- Sequence
- Problem and solution (Correct answer)
- Compare and contrast
Correct answer: Problem and solution
The problem-and-solution structure presents a problem and then explains how it was or could be resolved.
Question 3: In a nonfiction passage, the author uses bold words and a glossary. What is the PRIMARY purpose of these features?
- To make the text look more interesting
- To help readers understand key vocabulary (Correct answer)
- To provide additional stories for fun
- To replace the need to read the main text
Correct answer: To help readers understand key vocabulary
Bold words and glossaries are text features that highlight and define important vocabulary to aid comprehension.
Question 4: A passage describes events in the order they happened. Which text structure does this BEST represent?
- Cause and effect
- Compare and contrast
- Chronological order (Correct answer)
- Problem and solution
Correct answer: Chronological order
Chronological order arranges events by the sequence in which they occurred over time.
Question 5: What does it mean when a reader makes an inference while reading?
- They copy information directly from the text
- They use clues from the text plus their own knowledge to figure something out (Correct answer)
- They skip parts of the text they find confusing
- They summarize every paragraph in their own words
Correct answer: They use clues from the text plus their own knowledge to figure something out
An inference is a logical conclusion a reader draws by combining text evidence with background knowledge.
Question 6: Which of the following BEST describes the author's purpose in a persuasive essay?
- To entertain readers with an exciting story
- To describe a person, place, or thing in detail
- To convince readers to agree with a viewpoint or take action (Correct answer)
- To explain the steps of a process in order
Correct answer: To convince readers to agree with a viewpoint or take action
The purpose of a persuasive essay is to convince the audience to accept the author's position or act in a certain way.
Question 7: A reader notices that a character feels nervous before a big game but confident afterward. What has the character shown?
- A static character with no change
- Character development over the course of the story (Correct answer)
- A flat character with only one trait
- Foreshadowing of a future event
Correct answer: Character development over the course of the story
When a character's feelings or traits change during a story, it is called character development.
OAA Reading 2
A student reads a story where a character says, 'I could eat a horse!' What literary device is being used?