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Vocabulary In Context QuestionsSet 2

1Rainsford's Burmese Tiger pit claimed a victim. Who or what was it?

2Reading or looking over quickly

3This strategy is to read rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material.

4What is a concrete detail (CD)?

5What does Mrs. Applebee say about Spotless Cleaner's?

6What type of question asks you to determine the meaning of a word as it is used in the passage?

7In "The Bet", a lawyer bets he can stay in ..... for fifteen years.

8Lily and Elijah are discussing the world of "Harrison Bergeron." Can you help them figure out what type of government controls society in the story?

9Human beings or animals in the story are called .....

10The construction process of language comprehension refers to .....

11Words written close to a picture or photograph to help the reader understand the picture or photograph is an example of:

12The decoding plays a significant role in the process include writing, speaking, listening, presenting, reading, etc.

13Given the user message: "Can I reschedule my appointment?", what is the intent?

14According to the passage, which feature best describes vertical farming?

15A personal review or examination of a text that reflects the reviewer's personal opinion is a (an)

16What is not an example of reading genres

17If you're travelling and holding a brochure, what would you do to quickly get informed about the city you're visiting?

18One whom Lennie accidentally killed.

19This is a small portion taken from a selection.

20According to the passage, how are the planet orbiting the star Gliese 436 and Earth similar?

21Read the text number 1 and answerIt's a good idea to have a bin close to your desk.

22In Chapter 2 Cherry tells Ponyboy "things are rough all over" . Finally, in Chapter 7, Ponyboy figured out what she meant by that statement. What did she mean?

23In the U.S., the concept of equality means that every individual

24What is the part of the newspaper that contains the top stories?

25What did Sarah love watching at the zoo?

26Refers to knowing and being acquainted with books and how print works.

27Which meaning of the word report is used in the following sentence? I heard the sharp, sudden report of a car backfiring in the street.

28A student reads several articles about climate change and writes a report combining the information to form a new understanding. Which term best describes what the student did?

29On the ACT Reading, you need to be a(n) '' ..... Reader" which means thinking about the certain questions as you skim the passage.

30In The Wild Robot, who thanks all of the gathered friends for teaching how to not simply exist, but to live and to have a purpose in life?

31"We the people of the United States ..... " -The Preamble of the United States Constitution, 1787

32What is the billboard in the "Valley of Ashes" and near the garage advertising?

33In a cross-cultural dialogue, one participant says, "I believe the self is like a river-always changing, never fixed." Which tradition is most aligned with this metaphor?

34What is the setting of "The Pedestrian"? Read each answer carefully.

35Reading independently and proficiently means:

36What is the rat chewing through in the poem?

37Annotation is a note made while reading text.

38How do some kids get and early start in race car driving?

39"Understanding a text using background knowledge and context clues is ..... processing."

40This means the moment in history in which the author is immerse taking in to consideration all events and people related to that period of time.

41The understanding of a text is incomplete with the absence of .....

42What was Charles particularly skilled in, according to the text?

43Students divide their journal pages down the middle. On one side, they write questions. As they read, they answer the questions on the other side of the paper. What kind of journal is this?

44Hints in a text to help the reader understand specific words or phrases

45Which of these things does Jonas do to "teach" Asher about memories?

46For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: Which would this be an argument against?

47What did the children feel about the climate of the rain forest?

48What were the people doing when Jesus arrived at Jairus' house?

49It involves distilling the essential information and presenting it in a shorter form while maintaining the core meaning and ideas. The goal is to capture the main ideas without going into extensive detail.

50What percentage of words in a text is required for independent reading?

51The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language-to read, write, listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a level adequate for communication, or at a level that enables one to successfully comprehend and communicate in print society, thus literacy plays a role in providing access to power.

52In "The Return of the Rangers," the woodcutters who help the men get to shore at Number Four stare at them because of the group's .....

53What is a context clue?

54Which sentence uses context clues to figure out the meaning of "enormous"?

55How did Mandela describe freedom for black-skinned people before democracy?

56What English story begins with this line? Her sister on the bank had no drawing nothing to do. She was beginning to get tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and of having nothing to do.

57What does the figure "over 90%" in paragraph 3 refer to?

58Below are descriptions about Context Clues EXCEPT:

59What concept did Stanovich use to describe the disparity in reading skills according to his 1986 study "Matthew Effects in Reading"?

60The size of an earthquake is usually reported using the Richter scale or related Moment scale. Earthquakes which are 3 on the Richter scale or lower are hard to notice, whereas, those which are 7 on the Richter scale causes serious damage over large areas.From the passage to be able to cause destruction, how large does an earthquake have to be?

61Denying a Savings & Loan application from Mr. and Mrs. Sparks would breach the Federal Fair Housing Act if based on: