Generally, students who read magazines and nonfiction books
a. have higher average reading proficiencies than those who do not.
b. have lower reading proficiencies because magazines and nonfiction books are written with higher interest levels and lower reading abilities.
c. do not like to read fiction because they cannot learn factual information.
d. achieve higher academic scores on achievement tests because they are constantly learning.
Question 2
A good reason for making nonfiction part of the curriculum and to encourage recreational reading of nonfiction is:
a. reading nonfiction helps adolescents develop information literacy, a much needed skill in modern society where students can no longer memorize everything in school that they will need to know as adults.
b. reading nonfiction is safe in the sense that parents will not find the reading material offensive.
c. reading nonfiction does not require a great deal of reading ability since most books contain considerable illustrations and pictures.
d. reading nonfiction is the preferred genre of many teachers who actively work to encourage students to read nonfiction.
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