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Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms

Pamela Farris, Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler, Iowa State University
Maria Walther

Narrative and Poetry

Multiple Choice


1	Narrative reading and poetry both serve as
		A)	efferent literary experiences.
		B)	aesthetic literary experiences.
		C)	informational literary experiences.
		D)	fictitious literary experiences.


2	Approximately what percent of the reading adults do is aesthetic reading?
		A)	10%
		B)	20%
		C)	30%
		D)	40%


3	The recommended time to allow for sustained silent reading
		A)	doubles by the end of the year.
		B)	doubles by the end of the first four weeks.
		C)	triples by the end of the year.
		D)	triples by the end of the first four weeks.


4	When someone gives their brief, focused insights into why a particular book is so good, this is known as a
		A)	grand conversation.
		B)	literature circle.
		C)	book talk.
		D)	book report.


5	The ratio of the number of books in the home of a child living in poverty to the number of books available to a child living in a middle-class home is approximately
		A)	1:3.
		B)	1:30.
		C)	1:300.
		D)	1:3000.


6	One commonality among books such as Strega Nona, The Boxcar Children, Little House on the Prairie, and The Magic Treehouse is that they are all
		A)	Newbery award winners.
		B)	multicultural.
		C)	modern fantasy.
		D)	part of a series.


7	Adolescent girls tend to read for pleasure how much more than adolescent boys?
		A)	20% more
		B)	30% more
		C)	40% more
		D)	50% more


8	Text-to-text connections tend to occur more readily for
		A)	primary-grade readers.
		B)	intermediate-grade readers.
		C)	secondary-school readers.
		D)	all levels of readers.


9	Grace Loves to race. Never wants to give in. Always wants to win. This poem is an example of a/an
		A)	limerick.
		B)	clerihew.
		C)	acrostic.
		D)	cinquain.


10	The first step in teaching a mini-lesson is to
		A)	base the topic on students' needs or on a topic relevant to the current work.
		B)	review the strategy or skill.
		C)	introduce the strategy or skill.
		D)	provide feedback to students as they try out the new skill.


11	The most critical of the six writing traits is
		A)	organization.
		B)	voice.
		C)	sentence fluency.
		D)	ideas.


12	According to Farris (2001), what should be the focus of grammar instruction for kindergarten through second-grade students?
		A)	the parts of speech
		B)	the use of words in reading
		C)	the use of words in reading and writing
		D)	the use of words in writing


13	Writing Instruction Checklists should be used to monitor
		A)	how well we as teachers are addressing specific criteria.
		B)	how well students respond to instruction.
		C)	how well we as teachers respond to students' needs.
		D)	how well students meet specific criteria on standardized writing tests.


14	Students with diverse learning needs should be allowed to
		A)	take their writing home to finish for homework.
		B)	dictate their thoughts into a tape recorder for rough drafts.
		C)	write with a partner.
		D)	choose not to write.


15	Bud bent both branches over the boulder. This sentence is an example of
		A)	alliteration.
		B)	simile.
		C)	metaphor.
		D)	onomatopoeia.

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