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Informational Text Analysis Practice Tests

These Grade 10 English practice tests develop analysis of central ideas, evidence, text structures, text features, vocabulary in context, source credibility, bias, and synthesis.

Skills covered

  • Identifying central ideas, supporting details, objective summaries, inferences, tone, and author purpose
  • Analyzing cause and effect, chronology, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and other structures
  • Using headings, captions, diagrams, glossaries, indexes, sidebars, tables, maps, and source notes
  • Determining word meaning from context, affixes, denotation, connotation, domain vocabulary, and precise diction
  • Comparing sources, evaluating evidence, recognizing bias, corroborating information, and writing supported conclusions

How to use these practice tests

Read for the central idea first, then connect each answer to a specific detail, text feature, organizational pattern, or source choice. Separate what the text states from what a reader merely assumes.

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Grade 10 Informational Text Analysis Practice Tests

Practice Grade 10 English questions about central ideas, evidence, summaries, text structures, text features, vocabulary, source credibility, bias, and synthesis.

Choose the best answer. Read for the central idea, use specific evidence, analyze the text structure or feature, and distinguish supported conclusions from opinions.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which evidence is most relevant to the claim that walking to school can improve health?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A study reports that students who walk regularly have higher daily activity levels..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: The study directly connects walking with a measurable health-related activity level.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is A study reports that students who walk regularly have higher daily activity levels..

The study directly connects walking with a measurable health-related activity level.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is a claim?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Cities should create more safe bicycle routes..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: The sentence makes a debatable recommendation that needs reasons and evidence.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Cities should create more safe bicycle routes..

The sentence makes a debatable recommendation that needs reasons and evidence.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which source is most credible for national weather statistics?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A recent report from a government weather agency..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: An official, current report is a strong source for national weather data.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is A recent report from a government weather agency..

An official, current report is a strong source for national weather data.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is bias in an informational text?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A preference or perspective that can influence how information is selected or presented..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: Bias can affect source selection, language, omissions, framing, and interpretation.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is A preference or perspective that can influence how information is selected or presented..

Bias can affect source selection, language, omissions, framing, and interpretation.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement is an opinion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The new park is the most beautiful place in the city..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: Most beautiful expresses a judgment that cannot be verified as a simple fact.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is The new park is the most beautiful place in the city..

Most beautiful expresses a judgment that cannot be verified as a simple fact.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A table shows that a machine produced 120 units in week one and 180 in week two. What conclusion is supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Production increased by 60 units..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: Subtracting 120 from 180 shows an increase of 60 units.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Production increased by 60 units..

Subtracting 120 from 180 shows an increase of 60 units.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is a counterclaim to the claim that schools should ban phones during class?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Some students may need phones for approved accessibility or family communication reasons..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: The sentence presents a reasonable concern that challenges a complete ban.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Some students may need phones for approved accessibility or family communication reasons..

The sentence presents a reasonable concern that challenges a complete ban.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a supported conclusion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is An interpretation that follows logically from the evidence provided..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: A conclusion is supported when the available evidence logically leads to it.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is An interpretation that follows logically from the evidence provided..

A conclusion is supported when the available evidence logically leads to it.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the difference between a quotation and a paraphrase?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A quotation uses exact words; a paraphrase restates the idea in new words..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: Quotations preserve exact wording, while paraphrases communicate the idea with new wording.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is A quotation uses exact words; a paraphrase restates the idea in new words..

Quotations preserve exact wording, while paraphrases communicate the idea with new wording.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why should a research writer cite a source?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To identify the source and give credit for information or ideas..

  1. Identify the informational-text skill: Determine whether the question asks about main idea, evidence, structure, text feature, vocabulary, source, or synthesis.
  2. Use the text evidence: Citation supports transparency, attribution, and the ability of readers to evaluate the source.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is To identify the source and give credit for information or ideas..

Citation supports transparency, attribution, and the ability of readers to evaluate the source.

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