
7.9 Explain The Difference Between The Theme Of Literary Work & Purpose Of Expository Text
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 7
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1The author wrote this selection most likely to —celebrate a group of musicians who influenced American popular musicexplain how swing music is playedprove that the 1940s were a turning point for female musiciansencourage young women to learn how to play musical instruments60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q2Paragraph 3 reveals that the author intends to —describe how members of the Sweethearts were selectedexpress an opinion about the type of music the Sweethearts performedexplain what made the Sweethearts uniqueoffer reasons why the Sweethearts performed well60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q3In paragraph 10, Maya included examples in her argument most likely because she —thought the pressure to set a world record was not worth the tripknew that sailors need specialized training in order to respond to dangerous situations on a tripwanted to stress the potential for danger during the tripbelieved that the trip was scheduled to begin when the weather was most challenging60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q4The author includes the description in paragraph 1 most likely to —illustrate the significance of what archaeologists hope to discoverexplain the tasks most commonly performed by archaeologistshighlight the activities that take the most time for archaeologists to performemphasize the difficulty archaeologists face when trying to locate ancient cities60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q5In paragraph 3, the author uses the example of the 3,000-year-old house in Tanis to —emphasize that satellite photography is powerful enough to find a single buildingprove that satellites are constantly taking photographs to locate ancient citiesdemonstrate that sites once thought to be fictional have been proved to existsuggest that previously discovered sites may be much older than originally thought60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q6What is the most likely reason that the author has included paragraph 1 in the article?To compare the Gettysburg cyclorama to a computer gameTo give readers detailed information about Civil War battlesTo educate readers about the battle of GettysburgTo simulate the experience of being at Gettysburg60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q7The author wrote this selection most likely to —recount the history of presidential transportation in the United Statesdescribe Air Force One and its role in transporting U.S. presidentsexplain why frequent travel is required of U.S. presidentscompare various U.S. presidents’ attitudes toward Air Force One60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q8The author wrote this selection most likely to —explain different ways people profited from the gold rushdescribe the prospectors’ journey to the goldfields in detailhighlight how the search for gold gave people hope for the futurerelate the history of how the gold rush began60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q9The author uses a quotation from the movie Toy Story in the first paragraph to —describe one of the movie’s main characters for the readerestablish the purpose of the selection for the readergain the reader’s attention with a familiar sayingexplain to the reader what the movie is about60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q10The author includes the quotation in paragraph 3 to —suggest that playing the game has motivated students to create their own gamesprovide insight into how students react to playing the gamedemonstrate that the game is a valuable way to teach students about world culturesexplain how students are able to achieve the goals of the game60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q11The author’s main purpose for writing the blog entry is to —encourage young people to avoid eating convenience foodsurge young people to make an effort to learn basic cooking skillsoffer support for young people aspiring to become professional chefsconvince young people that learning to cook is simple60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q12Why did the author include paragraph 8 in the blog entry?To make a distinction between the roles of parents and children in the kitchenTo give some suggestions and to encourage the reader to take actionTo emphasize that few people have the patience to become good chefsTo restate the benefits of learning to cook from a young age60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q13What is the author’s primary purpose for writing this selection?To explain how scientists monitor the impact of Three Gorges Dam and determine strategies for reversing its effectsTo highlight the importance of the fishing industry in cities along the Yangtze RiverTo provide information about the different species of fish that populate the Yangtze RiverTo describe how Three Gorges Dam uses the flow of the Yangtze River to create energy for people in China60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q14The author wrote this selection most likely to —explain why the earliest attempts to maintain the Leaning Tower of Pisa were unsuccessfuldemonstrate why the Leaning Tower of Pisa is not safe to enterdescribe the efforts to prevent the Leaning Tower of Pisa from collapsingconvince people that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is worth saving60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History
- Q15What is the author’s main purpose for writing this selection?To explain that the Cutty Sark is an important part of London’s historyTo convince the reader that the Cutty Sark was the fastest vessel of its timeTo identify why a special exhibit had to be created to display the Cutty SarkTo demonstrate how the Cutty Sark helped a country’s economy60s7.9: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Culture and History