Self-Selecting Texts

Question 1

Felipe is going on a trip to the Oregon coast, and he wants to learn about plants and animals that are native to the area.Which text best matches Felipe’s reading purpose?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wild Oregon: A Guide to Flora and Fauna, which includes color images of wildlife

Question 2

Miriam, who reads above an eleventh grade level, is doing research for a paper on the French Revolution. She knows little about the topic and wants to read something that will provide helpful information.Which text best matches her reading purpose?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a freshman-year college textbook on European history

Question 3

Astrid is an eleventh grader who wants to read for enjoyment. She reads at grade level, and she enjoys history and fantasy but does not like mysteries.Based on this information, which book(s) would Astrid most likely take on vacation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Courageous Youth, a series of stories about young people who contributed to major world events

Question 4

Yasir is creating a model of a cell for a science project. He needs specific information about the size, shape, and scale of organelles. Yasir reads at an eleventh grade level.Based on this information, which resource would Yasir find most helpful?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Young Biologist: A Pre-College Guide to Cells, a companion book for a biology class with color illustrations

Question 5

Read the passage carefully. Choose a connection a reader could make between the text and society.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

In history class, we studied the lives of African Americans in the Deep South.

Question 6

Read the passage carefully. Choose a connection to another text a reader could make to the passage.

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This reminds me of an article about how people are reluctant to analyze their own ideas.

Question 7

Read the passage carefully. Choose a personal connection to the text that a reader could make.

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This reminds me of how bitterly cold it was in northern Minnesota in the winter.

Question 8

Which statement best synthesizes ideas from these passages?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

People value relationships and beliefs more than money or possessions.

Question 9

Read each title carefully. Then, select a likely purpose for reading that text.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Water Dancer, a novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates:: read fiction for pleasure; Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover:: learn about someone’s life; A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, a history by William Manchester:: gather information for an academic paper; Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard, a guide by Jessi Bloom:: consider a new project

Question 10

Read each title carefully. Then, select a likely purpose for reading that text.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ read fiction for pleasure; The Water Dancer, a novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates:: read fiction for pleasure; Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover:: learn about someone’s life; A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, a history by William Manchester:: gather information for an academic paper; Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard, a guide by Jessi Bloom:: consider a new project

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