Text Structure
Author's Purpose
Review
Mrs. Cain
Ms. Bolen
100
What type of text structure does the following sentence demonstrate? Making a peanut butter sandwich is easy: first get the bread, then spread some peanut butter on it, next spread on some jelly, and finally put the two pieces of bread together and eat. Enjoy!
What is sequential order.
100
What would an author's purpose most likely be if they wrote a novel?
What is to entertain.
100
What type of literary device does this sentence show? The cat's fur was as soft as silk.
What is simile
100
What is Ms. Cain's first name (spelled correctly?)
What is Lori.
100
What is Ms. Bolen's first name (spelled correctly)?
What is Anne
200
What type of text structure does the following sentence demonstrate? I got all As on my report card, so my mom took me to Disneyland as a reward.
What is cause and effect.
200
What would an author's purpose most likely be if they wrote a research paper about Queen Anne Boleyn?
What is to inform.
200
What is the last element on a plot diagram?
What is resolution.
200
What is Mrs. Cain's favorite animal?
What is the horse
200
What was Ms. Bolen's favorite subject in school?
What is English (Language Arts).
300
What type of text structure does the following sentence demonstrate? Women's brains process language simultaneously in the two sides of the brain, while men tend to process it in the left side only.
What is compare and contrast.
300
What would an author's purpose most likely be if they wrote a comic strip?
What is to entertain.
300
What type of literary device does the following sentence show? She was so hungry, she could eat an entire grocery store.
What is hyperbole.
300
Where did Mrs. Cain grow up
What is New Jersey
300
Where is Ms. Bolen originally from?
What is California.
400
What text structure does the following passage demonstrate? Dr. Miller doesn’t want the tigers to vanish. These majestic beasts are disappearing at an alarming rate. Dr. Miller thinks that we should write to our congress people. If we let them know that we demand the preservation of this species, maybe we can make a difference. Dr. Miller also thinks that we should donate to Save the Tigers. Our donations will help to support and empower those who are fighting the hardest to preserve the tigers. We owe it to our grandchildren to do something.
What is problem and solution.
400
What would an author's purpose most likely be if they wrote a slogan for an election campaign poster?
What is to persuade.
400
What two elements do you need to have a complete sentence?
What is subject and verb (or predicate).
400
When Mrs. Cain was a child, what did she want to be when she grew up?
What is an Opera star?
400
When Ms. Bolen was a kid, what did she want to be when she grew up?
What is a (Solid Gold) dancer.
500
What type of text structure does the following passage demonstrate? Ms. Cain's room is a fabulous place. When you first enter, you'll see a sink to the right of the room, next to the crates where we store our journals and books. At the front of the room is the Smart Board and doc cam, as well as Mrs. Cain's desk. In the back of the room are the computers and windows that look out over the football field.
What is spatial order.
500
What would an author's purpose most likely be if they wrote a review of a new movie for the Statesman Journal?
What is to persuade.
500
What is the central idea of the following poem? Friends Some are true; Others are not. They’ll either love you, Or what you’ve got.
What is true friends like you for who you are,not what you have.
500
What Universities did Mrs. Cain go to?
What are Arizona State University and Willamette University?
500
What university did Ms. Bolen go to?
What is Portland State University.
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