ACCUPLACER READING EXAM
QUESTIONS 100% SOLVED
Text Features: Title - ANSWERSGives readers some idea of its content.
Text Features: Appendix - ANSWERSAt the back of the book or document, includes
important information that is not present in the main text.
Text Features: Index - ANSWERSAt the back of a book, lists important topics
alphabetically with their page numbers to easily locate
Text Features: Glossary - ANSWERSBack of book, list technical terms alphabetically
with their definitions to aid vocab learning and comprehension. Boldface print.
Text Features: Headings - ANSWERSSeparate sections of text and show the topic of
each
Text Features: Subheadings - ANSWERSDivide subject headings into smaller, more
specific categories to help readers organize information
Text Features: Footnotes - ANSWERSBottom of the page, gives more info, such as
citations or links
Text Features: Bullet Points - ANSWERSList items separately, making facts easier to
see and understand
Text Features: Sidebar - ANSWERSBox of info to one side of the main text, gives
additional info, on a more focused or in-depth example of a topic
Explicit Information - ANSWERSStates something explicitly, reader is told by the author
exactly what is meant, can include the author's interpretation or perspective of events
Descriptive Text - ANSWERSAppealing to the five senses and answering the questions
who, what, where, why and when
Chronological Texts - ANSWERSRelate events in sequence that they occurred, from
start to finish.
Comparison-Contrast Texts - ANSWERSInformational text, describes varies ideas by
pointing out how things or ideas are similar and different
Cause-and-Effect Texts - ANSWERSDescribe events that occurred and identify the
causes or reasons that those events occurred
, Problem-and-Solution Texts - ANSWERSintroduce and describe problems, and then
offer one or more solutions for each problem described.
Appealing to Logic - ANSWERSby communicating their reasoning through a carefully
sequenced series of logical steps to help "prove" the points made
Paragraph - ANSWERSA group of connected sentences covering one main topic
Stanza - ANSWERSPoetry, group of verses similarity connected
Couplets in Drama - ANSWERSIn drama, when early works used verse, these were
divided into stanzas or couplets
Dialogue in Drama - ANSWERSConversation in a play
Soliloquies and Monologues - ANSWERSLarge sections of dialogue spoken by one
actor
Aside - ANSWERSDialogue that informs audiences but is unheard by other characters
Characters - ANSWERSthe people in the story
Denouement - ANSWERSResolution following the climax
Chapters and Acts - ANSWERSSections dividing novels and sections of plays
Sections in Plays and Novels - ANSWERSSubsections of plays' acts are scenes. Novel
chapters do not have subsections. Some novels do include groups of chapters that form
different sections.
Setting - ANSWERSwhere the story takes place
Time Frame - ANSWERSPeriod in which the story is set. Historical period, single day.
Theme - ANSWERSWhat the reader learns from the text or passage. Lesson. Moral.
Unifying idea. Can take form of a common setting, idea, symbol, design, or recurring
event. A passage can have two or more themes that convey its overall idea.
Plot - ANSWERSSequence of events in a story. Most common plot structure is
chronological plot.
Exposition - ANSWERSBeginning of the story, before the rising action. Introducing
characters, describing the setting or exploring events leading up to when the story
begins.
QUESTIONS 100% SOLVED
Text Features: Title - ANSWERSGives readers some idea of its content.
Text Features: Appendix - ANSWERSAt the back of the book or document, includes
important information that is not present in the main text.
Text Features: Index - ANSWERSAt the back of a book, lists important topics
alphabetically with their page numbers to easily locate
Text Features: Glossary - ANSWERSBack of book, list technical terms alphabetically
with their definitions to aid vocab learning and comprehension. Boldface print.
Text Features: Headings - ANSWERSSeparate sections of text and show the topic of
each
Text Features: Subheadings - ANSWERSDivide subject headings into smaller, more
specific categories to help readers organize information
Text Features: Footnotes - ANSWERSBottom of the page, gives more info, such as
citations or links
Text Features: Bullet Points - ANSWERSList items separately, making facts easier to
see and understand
Text Features: Sidebar - ANSWERSBox of info to one side of the main text, gives
additional info, on a more focused or in-depth example of a topic
Explicit Information - ANSWERSStates something explicitly, reader is told by the author
exactly what is meant, can include the author's interpretation or perspective of events
Descriptive Text - ANSWERSAppealing to the five senses and answering the questions
who, what, where, why and when
Chronological Texts - ANSWERSRelate events in sequence that they occurred, from
start to finish.
Comparison-Contrast Texts - ANSWERSInformational text, describes varies ideas by
pointing out how things or ideas are similar and different
Cause-and-Effect Texts - ANSWERSDescribe events that occurred and identify the
causes or reasons that those events occurred
, Problem-and-Solution Texts - ANSWERSintroduce and describe problems, and then
offer one or more solutions for each problem described.
Appealing to Logic - ANSWERSby communicating their reasoning through a carefully
sequenced series of logical steps to help "prove" the points made
Paragraph - ANSWERSA group of connected sentences covering one main topic
Stanza - ANSWERSPoetry, group of verses similarity connected
Couplets in Drama - ANSWERSIn drama, when early works used verse, these were
divided into stanzas or couplets
Dialogue in Drama - ANSWERSConversation in a play
Soliloquies and Monologues - ANSWERSLarge sections of dialogue spoken by one
actor
Aside - ANSWERSDialogue that informs audiences but is unheard by other characters
Characters - ANSWERSthe people in the story
Denouement - ANSWERSResolution following the climax
Chapters and Acts - ANSWERSSections dividing novels and sections of plays
Sections in Plays and Novels - ANSWERSSubsections of plays' acts are scenes. Novel
chapters do not have subsections. Some novels do include groups of chapters that form
different sections.
Setting - ANSWERSwhere the story takes place
Time Frame - ANSWERSPeriod in which the story is set. Historical period, single day.
Theme - ANSWERSWhat the reader learns from the text or passage. Lesson. Moral.
Unifying idea. Can take form of a common setting, idea, symbol, design, or recurring
event. A passage can have two or more themes that convey its overall idea.
Plot - ANSWERSSequence of events in a story. Most common plot structure is
chronological plot.
Exposition - ANSWERSBeginning of the story, before the rising action. Introducing
characters, describing the setting or exploring events leading up to when the story
begins.
