Reading Comprehension Flashcards
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Which ATLAS reading skill requires students to distinguish between facts and opinions in a nonfiction text?
Answer: Identifying fact versus opinion
Distinguishing fact from opinion is a core ATLAS informational text skill that helps students evaluate the reliability of a source.
On ATLAS, what does 'summarizing' a text require a student to do?
Answer: Retell only the most important ideas in their own words, leaving out details
ATLAS summaries require students to identify and restate only the key ideas in their own words, omitting minor details.
How does ATLAS assess a student's ability to use a graphic organizer or diagram included in a nonfiction passage?
Answer: Students answer questions about what information the graphic adds to the text
ATLAS nonfiction questions may ask how a diagram, chart, or graphic enhances or supplements the information in the written text.
Which literary device does ATLAS expect upper elementary students to identify when an author hints at future events?
Answer: Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is the technique of hinting at future plot events, and ATLAS assesses students' ability to recognize it in literary texts.
On ATLAS, what is the purpose of a 'central idea' question in an informational text?
Answer: To identify the most important point the author is making about the topic
Central idea questions on ATLAS ask students to identify the primary point the author is communicating, supported by key details in the text.
Which ATLAS reading skill involves evaluating how an author uses evidence to support a claim in an argument?
Answer: Analyzing the author's argument and evidence
ATLAS argumentative text questions ask students to evaluate whether the author's evidence is relevant, sufficient, and logical in supporting the claim.