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Grade 10 ELA MCAS reading informational texts overview quiz quiz

13questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is the central idea of an informational text?

  2. How do you tell the central idea apart from a supporting detail?

  3. In an argument, which part is the central claim?

  4. Which statement is a fact rather than an opinion?

  5. An argument cites one friend's experience to support a claim about a whole school. What is the weakness?

  6. An author writes a column urging readers to vote, using statistics and a personal story. What is the main purpose?

  7. A writer cites her twenty years as a nurse before giving medical advice. Which appeal is this?

  8. Which appeal relies on logic and evidence such as data and reasoning?

  9. A passage names a problem with plastic waste, then offers three solutions. Which text structure is this?

  10. Why might a writer choose a compare-and-contrast structure?

  11. What is an inference?

  12. On a two-part evidence-based item, what must be true of Part A and Part B?

  13. A passage says a scientist worked unpaid for years and refused a higher-paying job. What can you most reasonably infer?