PARAPROFESSIONAL Reading, Writing
& Math Knowledge Application Study
Guide
In general, informative texts try to accomplish which of the following goals? - ✔To
persuade the reader.
Explain a topic to the reader.
In the following sentence, which type of contextual clue helps determine the meaning of
punctual ?
I wish more of my students were punctualto class, instead of arriving five minutes late
every day. - ✔Comparison.
What type of figurative language is the following phrase an example of?
She has an infinite number of antique glass vases in her collection. - ✔Hyperbole.
Which of the following questions helps reveal the theme of a story? - ✔What message
does the author send about the conflict, subject, character, or actions in the story?
Which of the following statements is a fact ? - ✔The dog dragged a bone out of the
trash last night.
Which of the following parts of a bookis a list of literary works used by the author while
writing the text? - ✔Bibliography.
What is the topic sentence of the following paragraph?
Some students may need more help than others when it comes to learning, listening,
and behaving. A teacher may decide that a student simply needs one-on-one attention
to make gains on a lesson. On the other hand, the teacher may decide that a student
needs highly specialized help from a defined support program within the school, district,
or community. Students who need extra help have a variety of resources available to
them. - ✔Some students may need more help than others when it comes to learning,
listening, and behaving.
In a narrative text, the author's purposemay NOT be defined as which of the following? -
✔To confuse the reader.
Which of the following could be a setting in a narrative text? - ✔A forest.
Which of the following statements best defines character in a narrative text? - ✔Any
figures that play a part in the story.
