Analyze Biography/Characterization
True or False:
A biography is a form of nonfiction where a writer provides an account of significant events in their own life.
False:
A true account of someone else's life
True or False
Tone is the writer's attitude toward the subject rather than the reader's attitude.
True
4. Read the sentence from paragraph 16.
The man who stood in the doorway looked at her coldly, looked with unconcealed astonishment and fear at the eleven disheveled runaways who were standing near her.
The word disheveled comes from Latin roots that mean “to disarrange the hair.” Which word would best replace disheveled in the sentence and convey a similar meaning?
A. Disordered
10. How is the escape of the eleven slaves in December 1851 different from the trips that Tubman made before?
A. They travel to Canada.
3. Which idea does the author’s tone in paragraph 12 help to convey about slave owners in the South?
D. They considered slaves valuable property that they wanted returned.
Which vocabulary word has this definition:
v. to persuade with false promises and flattery
evoke
1. Which of the following quotes characterizes Tubman as severe, or very serious?
C.
She said, “Go on with us or die.” The husky low-pitched voice was grim. (paragraph 40)
8. Read the sentence from paragraph 32 of the selection.
But as they walked farther and farther away from the warmth and the light, the cold and the darkness entered into them.
Which tone does the author’s word choice in this sentence suggest?
D. Despairing
which vocabulary words has the synonyms: deceive, delude, dupe
cajole
2. Read the sentence from paragraph 12.
If they were caught, the eleven runaways would be whipped and sold South, but she—she would probably be hanged.
Which idea does this detail convey?
B. The runaways and Harriet Tubman were taking a big risk.
6. In which two sentences does the author’s word choice create a hopeful mood?
A. For a while, as they walked, they seemed to carry in them a measure of contentment; some of the serenity and the cleanliness of that big warm kitchen lingered on inside them. (paragraph 32)
C. She told them about Frederick Douglass, the most famous of the escaped slaves, of his eloquence, of his magnificent appearance. (paragraph 36)
9. Read the sentence from paragraph 32.
They fell silent, sullen, suspicious.
The word sullen comes from a Latin root that means “by oneself.” Which word would best replace sullen in the sentence and convey a similar meaning?
B. Gloomy
12. A. How does Tubman’s attitude toward the state of Maryland change over the course of the selection?
B. At first she is eager to get away from Maryland, but later she remembers it fondly.
True or False
Effective writers do not need to think too carefully about the words they choose.
False.
Which vocabulary word has the antonyms: take out, leave alone, neglect
instill