STR Text Structure and Academic Language 2

Question 1

Narrative text structure typically includes which elements?

Accepted Answer

Setting, characters, problem, events, resolution

Answer

Story grammar — setting, characters, problem, events, and resolution — describes the structure of narrative texts.

Question 2

Which strategy helps students identify and use text features in informational texts?

Accepted Answer

Text feature walk before reading

Answer

A text feature walk has students preview headings, subheadings, captions, graphs, and bold words before reading to build purpose and activate knowledge.

Question 3

Academic language instruction should include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Explicit instruction in word meanings, sentence structures, and discourse patterns of academic texts

Answer

Comprehensive academic language instruction addresses vocabulary, syntax (sentence structures), and discourse patterns that appear across content areas.

Question 4

Which text feature helps readers locate information in informational books quickly?

Accepted Answer

Index

Answer

An index is an alphabetical listing at the back of a book that directs readers to where specific topics are discussed.

Question 5

Syntactic complexity in academic texts refers to:

Accepted Answer

Long, complex sentence structures with multiple clauses

Answer

Syntactic complexity refers to long, embedded, or multi-clause sentence structures that are common in academic writing and challenging for many readers.

STR - Science of Teaching Reading Practice Test

STR - Science of Teaching Reading Practice Test

STR Text Structure and Academic Language 2