Grade: Grade 7 Subject: SAT/ACT Skills Unit: Reading Craft Lesson: 6 of 6 SAT: Craft+Structure ACT: Reading

Unit Checkpoint

Demonstrate mastery of reading craft and structure skills.

Checkpoint Questions

Question 1: What is author's purpose?

Answer

The reason an author writes: to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain.

Question 2: "The arduous climb left the hikers exhausted." What does "arduous" most likely mean?

Answer

Difficult, requiring great effort. Context clue: "exhausted."

Question 3: Name the three rhetorical appeals.

Answer

Ethos (credibility), Pathos (emotion), Logos (logic/reason).

Question 4: What is chronological text structure?

Answer

Events presented in time order, from first to last.

Question 5: "Research shows that 85% of students improved their scores." What type of evidence is this?

Answer

Statistical evidence (data/numbers).

Question 6: What is a rhetorical question?

Answer

A question asked for effect, not expecting a real answer, often to make the reader think.

Question 7: "Unlike her loquacious friend, Mia rarely spoke." What does "loquacious" mean?

Answer

Talkative. Context: opposite of "rarely spoke."

Question 8: Why might an author use cause-and-effect structure?

Answer

To show how one event leads to another, explaining relationships and consequences.

Question 9: What makes evidence "strong" or "relevant"?

Answer

Strong evidence directly supports the claim, is specific, and comes from reliable sources.

Question 10: An ad features a celebrity doctor recommending a product. What appeals are used?

Answer

Ethos (doctor's credibility, celebrity status) and possibly pathos (emotional connection to celebrity).