Reading Informational Text Unit Test
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Question
The following sentence is from an address that Susan B. Anthony gave in June 1873 prior to her trial for voting illegally in the November 1872 election. Read the sentence and then answer the question.
Friends and Fellow-citizens: I stand before you tonight, under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last Presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote.
While reading Susan B. Anthony's address, Maria realizes that she does not understand the meaning of the sentence above. What strategy to restore comprehension might Maria use?
(1 point)
Responses
Maria could skip this sentence and move on to the next one.
Maria could skip this sentence and move on to the next one.
Maria could look up the words indictment and alleged.
Maria could look up the words indictment and alleged .
Maria could underline or highlight key words in the sentence.
Maria could underline or highlight key words in the sentence.
Maria could read the sentence at a faster rate.
Maria could look up the words indictment and alleged.
The correct strategy for Maria to restore comprehension would be to look up the words "indictment" and "alleged" to understand their meanings. Maria could look up the words in a dictionary or search online to gain a better understanding of the sentence.
To restore comprehension of the sentence, Maria could use the strategy of looking up the words "indictment" and "alleged." By looking up the definitions of these words, Maria can gain a better understanding of their meaning within the sentence. This will help her understand the overall meaning and context of the sentence. So the correct response would be:
Maria could look up the words indictment and alleged.