Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text — Quiz
Question 18 • English Language Arts 12
Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects. Power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both Europe and America the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the Civil War in America and, in Britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. What would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it?
Answer
A
The reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.
B
The reader could visualize the description given.
C
The reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity.
D
The reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt.
Explanation
Reading lets you control the pace and go back over sentences that are unclear. For example, you can reread the sentence listing political protest, revolutions, the Civil War, and the struggle for suffrage. That makes “set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity” a benefit of reading over listening.
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