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First 3 Week Assessment: Expository/ Controlling Idea
True or False Narrative vs. Expository
1. Expository texts are writing that comes from a writer's imagination. It can be inspired by true events?
a. True b. False
2. Newspapers and documentaries are examples of expository text?
a. True b. False
3. Autobiography and Biographies are only expository texts?
a. True b. False
4. Narrative text has plot elements. Example Beginning, Middle and End?
a. True b. False
5. Myths and Fairy tales are examples of Narrative text?
a. True b. False
6. Narrative texts can be read out of order?
a. True b. False
7. Narrative texts do not always give the reader information directly?
a. True b. False
8. Expository and narrative texts can inform the reader how to do something?
a. True b. False
9. Research papers are a type of expository text?
a. True b. False
10. Novels are a type of Narrative text?
a. True b. False
Vocabulary: Text Features Write the Letter of the correct term in the blank space
11. __________: It is a picture that shows the location of things or places
a. Diagram
b. graph
c. map
d. illustration
12. __________: This list words alphabetically and often give the page numbers where the words occur in the text.
a. Table of Contents
b. Index
c. glossary
d. map
13. __________: This give the heading and beginning page of each section of the book.
a. Table of Contents
b. Index
c. glossary
d. map
14. __________: It is a picture made with a camera that shows how things look in real life
a. Diagram
b. photograph
c. map
d. illustration
15. __________: Tells the reader what the section of reading is about.
a. Heading
b. Caption
c. bold print
d. italics
16. __________: This is the slanted text that identifies new or important words.
a. Heading
b. Caption
c. bold print
d. italics
17. __________: This is a hand drawn picture that helps the reader visualize the text.
a. Diagram
b. graph
c. map
d. illustration
18. __________: These are the words next to a picture that explain what it is or about.
a. Heading
b. Caption
c. bold print
d. italics
19. __________: It shows information in a visual way so that it can be understood by readers.
a. Diagram
b. Graph
c. illustration
20. __________: It calls attention to new and important words.
a. Heading
b. Caption
c. bold print
d. italics
21. __________: It is a drawing that shows the parts of something
a. Diagram
b. graph
c. map
d. illustration
22. __________: This alphabetically lists new or important words and tells what they mean.
a. Table of Contents
b. Index
c. glossary
d. map
Multiple Choice: Thesis Statements Write the Letter of the correct answer in the space by the number
23. ___________: Thesis Statements are often a point you want to __________ or ____________ in an essay
a. Claim and argue b. main idea and opinion c. argue and support d. main idea and argue
24. ___________: A thesis statement is the _ ___ _______ of an essay.
a. Opinion
b. topic
c. main idea
d. claim
25. ___________: The essay will contain __________ and opinions that support the argument
a. Opinions
b. argue
c. claim
d. evidence
26. ___________: A thesis statement is a claim that could be __________.
a. Opinions
b. argue
c. claim
d. evidence
27. ___________: Thesis statements are often place in the ___________ paragraph of an essay
a. Introduction b. body
c. conclusion
d. last sentence
28. ___________: A thesis statement is usually _________ sentences long.
a. 1
b.2
c. 5
d. 3
29. Which sentence is too broad to be a good thesis statement/ controlling idea?
a. One reason to live in Manvel, Texas is access to many wonderful restaurants.
b. Manvel, Texas is a great place to live.
30. Which sentence is too wordy to be a good thesis statement/controlling idea?
a. Abe Lincoln was one of the best presidents the United States has ever known.
b. Abe Lincoln was an excellent speaker, the 16th President of the United States, a liberator of slaves, and
united the North and South at the end of the American Civil War.
31. Which Sentence is too general to be a good thesis statement/ controlling idea?
a. Music makes people happy.
b. Music therapy is useful in relieving stress and other conditions.
32. Which sentence would not be a good thesis statement/ controlling idea because it is a title?
a. Good teaching has led to an increase in TCAP scores at Mountain City Elementary.
b. Rising STAAR Scores at Rodeo Palms Junior High
33. Which sentence would not be a good thesis statement because it is a title?
a. The Lone Star State
b. Texas has a vast and exciting history
34. Which sentence is too broad to be a good thesis statement?
a. Zeus is the most powerful god in Greek mythology
b. Greek Gods
35. Which sentence would not be a good thesis statement/ controlling idea because it is a fact?
a. The recycling of one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours.
b. Recycling is one of the most important jobs a person can do to protect our environment.
Bonus: ____________ + _______________ =thesis statement