Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Reading Comprehension 3

Question 1

A passage reads: 'The wolf howled at the moon, its lonely cry echoing across the empty valley.' What literary device is used in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Imagery

Answer

The description of the howl 'echoing across the empty valley' creates a vivid sensory picture, which is the literary device of imagery.

Question 2

A student reads: 'First, the settlers built shelters. Next, they cleared land for farming. Finally, they established a trading post.' What text structure is this?

Accepted Answer

Chronological order

Answer

Signal words like 'first,' 'next,' and 'finally' indicate events arranged in time order, which is chronological structure.

Question 3

Read this passage: 'The rain hammered the roof all night. By morning, the river had flooded the lower fields.' What is the relationship between these two sentences?

Accepted Answer

The first sentence is the cause of the second

Answer

The heavy rain caused the river to flood, making this a cause-and-effect relationship.

Question 4

A passage about renewable energy ends with: 'Solar and wind power together could meet most of America's energy needs by 2050.' This sentence most likely serves as the passage's:

Accepted Answer

Concluding claim or thesis

Answer

A statement summarizing what the passage argues or predicts at the end functions as a concluding claim.

Question 5

The word 'arid' is used in this sentence: 'The arid desert received less than two inches of rainfall each year.' What does 'arid' mean?

Accepted Answer

Very dry

Answer

The clue 'less than two inches of rainfall' indicates that 'arid' means very dry.

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Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Reading Comprehension 3