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Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms
Pamela Farris, Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler, Iowa State University
Maria Walther

Expository Text

True or False



1

Magazines may not be considered worthwhile expository text.
A)True
B)False.
2

Libraries tend to have more narrative than expository text.
A)True
B)False.
3

Children's literature can be used to introduce students to expository text.
A)True.
B)False.
4

As with narrative literature, teachers should introduce expository texts to their students with book talks.
A)True.
B)False.
5

Reading records help teachers to monitor students' choices of independent reading and can therefore help teachers to watch for a healthy balance of fiction and nonfiction.
A)True.
B)False.
6

In the rough drafts of their research reports, students should simply copy verbatim facts and descriptions from their expository texts.
A)True
B)False.
7

Learning logs are best suited for subjects with specific textbooks, such as science and social studies.
A)True
B)False.
8

Fishnet writing aids students in organizing the most basic information such as who, what, where, why, how, and when.
A)True.
B)False.
9

Muraling is an indirect instruction technique that helps students to inductively learn new concepts.
A)True
B)False.
10

Interdisciplinary units should be used sparingly because they only appeal to certain populations of learners and may discourage or bore the rest.
A)True
B)False.