Answer these questions to test your knowledge of the important terms, concepts, and skills in this chapter.

1		A topic can be
			A)	a word.
			B)	a name.
			C)	a phrase.
			D)	all of the above
2		To determine the topic of a paragraph, you should ask yourself,
			A)	"Who or what is the author's topic?"
			B)	"Who or what is the paragraph about?"
			C)	"What does the author want me to understand?"
			D)	"What is the key word?"
3		How many clues are there for determining the topic of a paragraph?
			A)	one
			B)	two
			C)	three
			D)	four
4		The first clue to determining the topic is to look for
			A)	a title or heading.
			B)	special print.
			C)	repeated words.
			D)	pronouns.
5		The topic is never expressed as a sentence.
			A)	true
			B)	false
6		Headings are always an accurate indication of the topic.
			A)	true
			B)	false
7		Another name for topic is
			A)	context.
			B)	subject matter.
			C)	clue words.
			D)	summary.
8		A longer selection has an overall topic.
			A)	true
			B)	false
9		It is possible to identify a word that tells the topic, and yet still not know what it means.
			A)	true
			B)	false
10		A topic may have more than one part, and those parts must be combined in order to have the complete topic.
			A)	true
			B)	false
11		Knowing how to determine the topic is an isolated skill that is not related to other reading skills.
			A)	true
			B)	false
12		Our brains like it when a heading gives an advance indication of what is coming.
			A)	true
			B)	false
13		Special print refers to words in
			A)	bold print.
			B)	italics.
			C)	color.
			D)	all of the above
14		A shortcut to determining the topic is to pick out any word in the paragraph that appears in special print.
			A)	true
			B)	false
15		It is possible to determine the overall topic of a longer selection by seeing what the topics of the individual paragraphs have in common.
			A)	true
			B)	false