MAP MAP Reading (Grades 3-5) 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which reading strategy involves looking at headings, subheadings, and visuals before reading a text?
- Previewing (Correct answer)
- Summarizing
- Questioning
- Visualizing
Correct answer: Previewing
Previewing is a pre-reading strategy where you scan headings, visuals, and bold words to set a purpose for reading.
Question 2: What is the primary difference between fiction and nonfiction texts?
- Fiction is imaginary; nonfiction is based on facts (Correct answer)
- Fiction uses illustrations; nonfiction uses photographs
- Fiction has chapters; nonfiction has headings
- Fiction is shorter; nonfiction is longer
Correct answer: Fiction is imaginary; nonfiction is based on facts
Fiction is made-up or imaginary, while nonfiction is based on real people, events, or factual information.
Question 3: In MAP Reading, what does 'point of view' refer to?
- The perspective from which a story is told (Correct answer)
- The main message of a text
- The setting of the story
- The type of conflict in the story
Correct answer: The perspective from which a story is told
Point of view refers to the perspective (first person, third person, etc.) from which the narrator tells the story.
Question 4: What is a synonym?
- A word with the same or similar meaning as another word (Correct answer)
- A word with the opposite meaning
- A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning
- A word that describes a noun
Correct answer: A word with the same or similar meaning as another word
A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word, such as 'happy' and 'joyful.'
Question 5: Which text structure presents events in the order in which they occurred?
- Chronological/sequence order (Correct answer)
- Cause and effect
- Compare and contrast
- Problem and solution
Correct answer: Chronological/sequence order
Chronological or sequence text structure presents information in the order events happened, often using signal words like 'first,' 'then,' and 'finally.'
Question 6: What does 'compare and contrast' mean in reading?
- Identifying similarities and differences between two or more things (Correct answer)
- Listing events in order from first to last
- Explaining why something happened
- Describing a problem and its solution
Correct answer: Identifying similarities and differences between two or more things
Compare and contrast means identifying how two or more subjects are alike (compare) and how they are different (contrast).
MAP MAP Reading (Grades 3-5) 2
Which reading strategy involves looking at headings, subheadings, and visuals before reading a text?