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Technical Texts teach me how to do something.
False
True
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In a cause and effect relationship the cause always happens last.
False
True
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This type of text provides detailed information about a specific topic or how to perform a task
technical text
scientific text
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This is an example of a...
circle graph
picture
diagram
model
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If I am asking myself the question: "Why did this happen?" I'm trying to figure out the __________.
effect
cause
6
This is an example of...
flowchart
diagram
model
circle graph
7
What type of text is this?
Historical
Scientific
Technical
8
Structures that may also be used in a scientific or technical text include...
spatial
part-to-whole
general-to-specific
sequential
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What type of text is this?
Historical
Scientific
Technical
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Scientific and technical texts must be organized using various structures because...
Teachers think they should do it that way.
It makes the facts and details easier to understand.
It makes the information easier to understand and remember.
The texts contain a lot of information.
11
Graphic features help a reader...
visualize
spotify
testify
clarify
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What should you do BEFORE putting the ants in the bowl?
Layer sand in the bowl and spray with water.
Observe the ants inside the bowl.
Watch the ants build their home and eat.
Place small pieces of cereal on top of the sand.
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These are all examples of technical texts, EXCEPT...
instructions
user manual
science textbook
recipes
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Historical texts inform me about events that happened in the ________________.
never
past
future
present
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This type of text explains a scientific topic.
technical text
scientific text
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Common structures of technical and scientific texts include...
spatial structure
cause and effect
compare and contrast
problem and solution
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The author may use the following techniques to define words in the text, EXCEPT...
footnotes
examples
explanations
thesauri
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Words that have to do with a specialized topic are called...
domain specific
imminent domain
international domain
glossary
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What explains WHY you should wear a protective blanket for an X-ray?
The blanket keeps the straps in place for the X-ray.
It protects you from harmful X-ray waves.
It will help you to hold still during the X-ray.
The blanket helps doctors see the inside of your body.
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Authors of scientific and technical texts write to...
inform or entertain
explain or persuade
inform or persuade
inform or explain
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What is NOT a cause of air pollution?
Airplanes
Earth cycles
Volcanoes
Landfills
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A picture or object that represents a much larger, real life object is a...
model
flowchart
diagram
circle graph
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This uses bars to compare and contrast ideas or who how ideas relate to one another.
line graph
circle graph
bar plot
bar graph
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What type of text is this?
Historical
Technical
Scientific
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This graphic feature uses columns and rows to organize information.
bar table
table
chairs
bar graph
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These are all examples of scientific texts, EXCEPT...
experiments
science textbooks
museums
science magazines
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What explains WHY the Americans were embarrased?
The United States wanted to put a man on the moon.
The Soviet Union beat them by putting a man in space.
The Soviet Union put Neil Armstrong on the moon in 1969.
They wanted better sceientists to work on the Space Race.
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An author who is writing a technical texts will organize the information in sequential order.
True
False
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Scientific Texts explain events that happen in the ____________ around me.
past
area
world
future
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If I'm asking myself the question: "What happened?" I'm trying to figure out the ___________.
effect
cause
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What explains why towns became known as ghost towns?
Gold was found, so miners rushed to these towns.
Over 300,000 people traveled west to these town.
The gold rush occurred in these towns.
People left the towns abandoned because the gold ran out.
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A drawing that shows the parts of a whole is called a...
line plot
line graph
diagram
circle graph
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What type of text is this?
Scientific
Historical
Technical
34
What causes the snake to release venom?
The snake sess the cup with latex and bites it.
The handler releases the snake back to its container.
The handler massages the snake's venom glands.
The handler takes the snake out of its container.
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What type of text is this?
Scientific
Technical
Historical
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What type of text is this?
Historical
Scientific
Technical
