RHETORIC (ELA.9.R.3.4)
Fill in the blank: The author uses an __ in the first paragraph.
A) anecdote 📖
B) metaphor 🖼️
C) simile 🔍
D) alliteration 🔤
A) anecdote 📖 - a short story used as an example
Fill in the blank: After the Titanic sank, J. Bruce Ismay's __ was ruined.
A) job 💼
B) family 👨👩👧👦
C) reputation 🏆
D) house 🏠
C) reputation 🏆
What is the main purpose of this article?
A) To argue that self-preservation is inherently selfish 🚫
B) To explore the dangers of survival situations 😱
C) To argue that self-preservation is not inherently selfish ✅
D) To promote heroic actions in all circumstances 🦸♀️
C) To argue that self-preservation is not inherently selfish ✅
Fill in the blank: The main structure of this text is __.
A) story 📖
B) argument 🗣️
C) poem 🎭
D) list 📝
B) argument 🗣️
How does the author use questions in paragraph 3? 🤔
A) To make the reader laugh 😂
B) To set up the claim 💡
C) To confuse the reader 😕
D) To end the text 🏁
B) To set up the claim 💡
What helps people survive the most? 🦸
A) Being strong 💪
B) Being smart 🧠
C) Staying calm 😌
D) Running fast 🏃♂️
C) Staying calm 😌
How does the Titanic story help the author? 🚢
A) It makes the text longer 📏
B) It shows how people should act 👍
C) It shows a problem with survival 😓
D) It makes people sad 😢
C) It shows a problem with survival 😓
How does the author use examples in the text? 🔍
A) To make the text funny 😂
B) To show different survival situations 🆘
C) To confuse the reader 😕
D) To make the text shorter 📏
B) To show different survival situations 🆘
Why does the author talk about Grand Central Station? 🚉
A) To show people like trains 🚂
B) To show survival is easy 😊
C) To show survival is hard 😓
D) To show people don't always act as expected 🤷
D) To show people don't always act as expected 🤷
What did people do at Grand Central Station? 🚉
A) They ran away fast 🏃
B) They stayed close to danger 😨
C) They helped each other 🤝
D) They called the police 👮
B) They stayed close to danger 😨
In paragraph 13, What words does the author use to describe humans? 🧑🤝🧑
A) Smart animals 🧠
B) Herd animals 🐑
C) Dangerous animals 🐯
D) Funny animals 🐒
B) Herd animals 🐑
If every survival situation is different, then: 🤔
A) All survivors are heroes 🦸
B) We can't say the same thing about all survivors 🤷
C) Only a few survivors are selfish 😠
D) It's impossible to be smart and unselfish 🧠
B) We can't say the same thing about all survivors 🤷
How does the author use different examples in the text? 📚
A) To make the text longer 📏
B) To show survival is simple 🙂
C) To show survival is complex 🤯
D) To make people scared 😱
C) To show survival is complex 🤯
In the mountain-climbing incident, what decision did Simon Yates make regarding Joe Simpson?
A) Yates abandoned Simpson on the mountain, and only Yates survived 😢
B) Yates tried to rescue Simpson, but both climbers perished in the attempt ☠️
C) Yates cut the rope connecting him to Simpson, yet miraculously, both survived 😮
D) Yates and Simpson worked together to safely descend the mountain 🤝
C) Yates cut the rope connecting him to Simpson, yet miraculously, both survived 😮
How does the author make her argument stronger? 💪
A) By using big words 📚
B) By telling jokes 😂
C) By using real stories 📰
D) By making things up 🤥
C) By using real stories 📰
What does the author do to make her point? 📝
A) She only uses one example 1️⃣
B) She tells a long story 📚
C) She uses many different examples ➕
D) She asks the reader to agree 👍
C) She uses many different examples ➕
Which sentence is a fact, not an opinion? 🧐
A) She got out of the plane and lived. Few others did. 🛩️
B) If she tried, she would have died too. 💀
C) Some people said Yates was wrong. 👎
D) I think something makes us run to danger. 🏃
A) She got out of the plane and lived. Few others did. 🛩️
What does the author suggest about heroic actions in survival situations? 🤔
A) Heroic actions are always smart and admirable 👍
B) Survival is always selfish and uncivilized 😠
C) Rescuing others is sometimes heroic, sometimes unwise 🤷♀️
D) Every survival situation has a clear right or wrong choice ✅
C) Rescuing others is sometimes heroic, sometimes unwise 🤷♀️
Why does the author talk about mixed messages? 🤷
A) To confuse the reader 😕
B) To show survival is easy 😊
C) To show survival is hard to understand 🤯
D) To make the text longer 📏
C) To show survival is hard to understand 🤯
How does the text end? 🏁
A) With a clear answer 💡
B) With more questions 🤔
C) With a joke 😂
D) With a sad story 😢
B) With more questions 🤔