Author's Purpose
Support
Organizational Sturcture
Rhetorical Devices
Pasage reading
100
What is the author's purpose with directions on how to set up a computer?
To Instruct
100
Fact or Opinion? Miss Heidi is the greatest tutor ever!
Unfortunately, this is an opinion.
100
An editorial calling for an end to bullying in schools and suggesting how this can be accomplished can most likely be catorgarized as what organizational structure?
Problem & Solution
100
What is a persuasive technique in which a work, phrase, or entire sentence is repeated to reinforce the speaker’s message.
Repetition
100
1 ) Which statement BEST summarizes the section, " T h e r e ' s Mor e to Lif e T h a n Y our Sa l a r y " ? A) The pay for a teacher is usually low, but they don’t actually starve. B) Teachers, because they only get paid once a month, are some of the best budget-makers around. C) A teacher’s paycheck is very reliable; it always arrives at the same time and in the same amount. D) While it is true that teachers don’t make a lot of money, there are many other (non-monetary) compensations for the low pay?
D) While it is true that teachers don’t make a lot of money, there are many other (non-monetary) compensations for the low pay?
200
What is the author's purpose in this statement a speech written by Trevor Bayne listing the negative effects of distracted driving and urging students to pledge "NO TEXTING" while driving
To Persuade
200
How does the author support his findings in the Aviation Flu article?
Statistics
200
What organizational structure is being used when Mr. Dreher decides to place Timmy, Josh and Scott in the same row?
Spatial Order
200
How did Mark Antony, in Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar, sway the crowd to follow him?
Repetition, Restatement, Rhetorical Questions.
200
What is the purpose of this passage? A) to relate a humorous story. B) to describe a famous ocean. C) to tell interesting facts about oceans. D) to explain how people trade on the ocean.
C) to tell interesting facts about oceans.
300
What is the author's purpose in writing the following statement? Dear John, I know you hospital stay has been a long journey, but you are so close to the end. Just a few more weeks and you'll be home with me and the kids! We love you so much, keep on getting better! Love Jenny
To Encourage
300
What supports the following statement? Due to a knee injury, Michael's doctor ordered him to use crutches for the next month to relieve pressure from the joint.
Expert Opinion
300
Give me three effects from the following passage
Effect #1:Acid rain Effect #2:Smog Effect #3:High ozone levels Effect #4:Global warming Effect #5:Health concerns
300
The author uses which rhetorical device to prove her point that women are as good as men? A) alliteration B) allusion C) dialogue D) repetition
D) repetition
300
The main purpose of this passage is to A) teach people how to avoid birds that might carry avian flu. B) alert people about the symptoms and treatments of avian flu. C) persuade people to give money to develop an avian flu vaccine. D) inform people about a network that tracks the spread of avian flu.
D) inform people about a network that tracks the spread of avian flu.
400
What is the author's purpose in this statement? Unhappy with the way the city was handling the traffic light issue on Monroe Street, Jerry decided to write his city councilman and give him a piece of his mind
To Complain
400
What gives you more information about the folowing statement? The newborn baby was as sweet as sugar, with his cute button nose, curly red hair and chubby little hands and feet.
Description
400
Read the sentences and sort them based on the order in which they should appear in the introductory paragraph of an essay on the importance of healthy living. 1. By creating a new regimen for yourself and sticking to these guidelines, you will greatly improve your chances for living a long and healthy life. 2. Research shows that leading a healthy lifestyle is directly linked to living a long life. 3. The three leading causes of death among Americans are heart disease, cancer, and stroke, which can all be prevented by leading a healthy lifestyle. 4. There are a few simple ways every person can lead a healthy lifestyle: exercising at least thirty minutes a day, eating more fruits and vegetables, and abstaining from cigarettes or other tobacco products.
3.The three leading causes of death among Americans are heart disease, cancer, and stroke, which can all be prevented by leading a healthy lifestyle. 2.Research shows that leading a healthy lifestyle is directly linked to living a long life. 4.There are a few simple ways every person can lead a healthy lifestyle: exercising at least thirty minutes a day, eating more fruits and vegetables, and abstaining from cigarettes or other tobacco products. 1.By creating a new regimen for yourself and sticking to these guidelines, you will greatly improve your chances for living a long and healthy life.
400
When Mr. Dreher asks "Will y'all quiet down?", this is an example of what rhetorical device?
Rhetorical Question
400
How does the organizational structure of this paragraph support the author's purpose?
She's using cause and effect to describe her terrible experience on Friday the 13th.
500
In the book Chicken Noodle soup, the author's main point is to what?
To inspire
500
Give me a fact, supported by an descriptive example of it.
I'll decide the best one
500
Give me three ways the girls are similar or three ways the girls are different.
Ways Similar 1. enthusiastic college students 2. attend college in Pennsylvania 3. work part time jobs 4. work hard in college 5. determined to accomplish goals and reach dreams Ways Different 1. different majors (psychology & biology) 2. transition hard for Elizabeth / easier for Sasha 3. Sasha has made friends/ Elizabeth has not
500
What is was Regaen's main point in his address the students of Moscow and what rhetorical devices did he use?
His main point was the freedom was the answer to most problems, and he used repetition and restatements.
500
Which organizational structure is used in this recipe? A) illustration B) spatial order C) chronological order D) division and classification
C) Chronological order
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