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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

In "The reservoir was depleted after months without rain," what does depleted most likely mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Nearly used up or emptied..

  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 lack of rain provides context that the reservoir supply was nearly used up.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Nearly used up or emptied..

The lack of rain provides context that the reservoir supply was nearly used up.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

In "Unlike the efficient electric bus, the older vehicle required frequent repairs," what meaning of unlike is used?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is In contrast to..

  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: Unlike signals a contrast between the two vehicles.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is In contrast to..

Unlike signals a contrast between the two vehicles.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In "Renewable resources, such as sunlight and wind, can be naturally replenished," what context clue explains renewable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The examples of sunlight and wind and the phrase naturally replenished..

  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: Examples and the explanation about natural replacement clarify the word meaning.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is The examples of sunlight and wind and the phrase naturally replenished..

Examples and the explanation about natural replacement clarify the word meaning.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix re- usually mean in rebuild?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Again or anew..

  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 prefix re- indicates that an action happens again or anew.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Again or anew..

The prefix re- indicates that an action happens again or anew.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is denotation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The literal or dictionary meaning of a word..

  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: Denotation is the direct meaning, while connotation involves suggested feelings or associations.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is The literal or dictionary meaning of a word..

Denotation is the direct meaning, while connotation involves suggested feelings or associations.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What is connotation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The feelings or associations a word suggests beyond its literal meaning..

  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: Connotation describes the emotional or cultural associations attached to a word.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is The feelings or associations a word suggests beyond its literal meaning..

Connotation describes the emotional or cultural associations attached to a word.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What is domain-specific vocabulary?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Words connected to a particular subject or field of study..

  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: Terms such as isotope, allele, or legislature have specialized meanings within fields.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Words connected to a particular subject or field of study..

Terms such as isotope, allele, or legislature have specialized meanings within fields.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is most precise in the sentence: "The researcher ___ the results in a table"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Recorded..

  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: Recorded clearly states that the researcher entered or documented the results.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Recorded..

Recorded clearly states that the researcher entered or documented the results.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What relationship is shown by hot is to cold as ancient is to ___?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Modern..

  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: Hot and cold are opposites, so the matching opposite of ancient is modern.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Modern..

Hot and cold are opposites, so the matching opposite of ancient is modern.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What tone is suggested by the words carefully measured, verified, and documented?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Cautious and objective..

  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 diction emphasizes accuracy and restraint, creating a cautious, objective tone.
  3. Check the interpretation: The correct answer is Cautious and objective..

The diction emphasizes accuracy and restraint, creating a cautious, objective tone.

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