Authors Purpose
Connotation
Literary Elements
Comprehension Questions
Tone Wheel
100

What was the Author's Purpose in "The First Americans"? 

To Persuade

100

What is the definition of Connotation? 

Cultural Meaning of a word 

100

What is Setting? 

Where something takes place

100

How is the setting described in, "We Beat The Street"? 

A dirty place with glass bottles and litter in the streets. 

100

According to the Tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Aggressive"? 

Anger

200

What was the Authors Purpose in "We Beat The Street"? 

To Entertain 

200

In the Word Family, which word is positive, negative, and neutral?  

Home, House, Shack 

Neutral: House 

Positive: Home

Negative: Shack

200

What is the theme in a story? 

The Message 

200

In "We Beat the Street", what did the children learn in Ms. Johnson's classroom? 

Shakespeare
200

According to the tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Lonely"?

Sadness

300

What are the three different types of Author's Purpose? 

To Entertain, persuade, and Inform 

300

In the Word Family, which word is positive, negative, and neutral? 


Thin, Skinny, Slender

Neutral: Thin 

Positive: Skinny 

Negative: Slender

300

What is the mood in the story? 

How the reader is feeling while reading

300

In "The First Americans", what problem were they fighting against? What were they arguing for? 

Their history and culture be put into the history books. 

300

According to the tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Grateful"?

Happiness

400

What was the Author's Purpose in "Harriet Tubman"? 

To Inform 

400

In the word family, which word is positive, negative, and neutral? 


Ask, Request, Demand

Neutral: Ask 

Positive: Request 

Negative: Demand

400

What is the tone of a story? 

How the author feels

400

What were the two main things that Harriet learned from Ben that helped her survive later on? 

The North Star and understanding the weather

400

According to the Tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Threatened"? 

Fear

500

What was the Author's Purpose in "Machines, not People Should Explore Space"? 

To Persuade

500

In the word family, which word is positive, negative, and neutral? 


Pet, Animal, Beast 

Neutral: Animal

Positive: Pet 

Negative: Beast

500

How can we tell what the author is feeling? In other words, the tone of the story? 

Through Language and connotation

500

In the responses to "Machines not People, Should be Exploring space", which of the following was not a claim to argue for robots over humans? 

A) They don't require oxygen

B) They are faster

c)They are inspiring

D)They don't have to return to earth

C) They are inspiring

500

According to the Tone Wheel, which basic emotion includes, "Judgmental"? 

Disgust

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