Question 1

Of the following criteria, the best one to use in evaluation of informational literature for children is

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A)  credentials of the author. 
B)  complete coverage of the topic. 
C)  documentation through footnotes and reference lists. 
D)  scholarly writing style. 
E)  accuracy of information.

Question 2

Captions, tables, charts, illustrations, maps, and indices in informational literature are part of the author's expository

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A)  style 
B)  structure 
C)  schemata 
D)  plot 
E)  documentation

Question 3

List five distinct formats in which informational books for children are being produced.

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Question 4

Expository writing is writing that

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A)  argues. 
B)  exposes. 
C)  entertains. 
D)  explains. 
E)  enables.

Question 5

List and explain five important criteria to consider in evaluating children's informational literature.

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Question 6

The primary purpose of children's informational literature is

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A)  to entertain. 
B)  to inform. 
C)  to make a point. 
D)  to avoid personification. 
E)  to explore the lives of famous people.

Question 7

Critical points revealed by research about children reading informational literature include: (mark ALL that apply)

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A)  all children benefit from reading informational literature, since most adult reading tasks are expository. 
B)  reading nonfiction is best introduced in the intermediate grades (grades 3-6). 
C)  children need repeated experiences reading informational literature in order to learn how to read it. 
D)  informational literature is easier for beginning readers to understand than fiction. 
E)  relating new information found in informational literature to schemata, or prior knowledge, is a key factor in comprehending expository text.

Question 8

Informational literature for children began to develop rapidly as a result of

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A)  the publication of Orbis Pictus in 1657. 
B)  the launching of the Sputnik satellite by the U.S.S.R. in the 1950s. 
C)  the founding of the National Science Foundation. 
D)  the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s. 
E)  the technologies developed during World War II.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes faction written for children?

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A)  books that present long lists of facts 
B)  books in which information is presented through accurate illustrations 
C)  literature based completely on facts 
D)  informational literature that includes "humanizing" elements of nature 
E)  books that present accurate factual information on an entertaining ribbon of fiction

Exam 10: Informational Books