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What is the tone of a piece of literature?
a. the rhythm of the words when read out loud
b. the level of sound with which it should be read
c. the author's attitude about the subject and/or the readers
d. none of the above
What is c. the author's attitude about the subject and/or the readers?
What is the proper way to make a direct citation from a text?
a. put the citation in italics
b. underline the citation
c. put the citation in quotes
d. make the citation bold
What is c. put the citation in quotes?
What is a central idea?
a. the idea stated in the topic sentence
b. the theme of a piece of literature
c. who a piece of informational text is mainly about
d. the main idea of a piece of informational text
What is d. the main idea of a piece of informational text?
What is connotation?
a. a dictionary definition
b. what a word means based on its context in a story
c. a word with multiple meanings
d. an opinion based on fact
What is b. what a word means based on its context in a story?
What is point of view?
a. a character's view of the action in a story
b. the perspective from which a story is told
c. where the author is when writing a story
d. the view of the character in the story
What is b. the perspective from which a story is told?
What is the tone of this sentence?
Tonight's homework is to read thirty pages in the textbook.
a. neutral
b. dramatic
c. angry
d. friendly
What is a. neutral?
What should you look at when analyzing the structure of a piece of text?
a. the genre of writing
b. the author's purpose
c. they types of transition words that are being used
d. all of the above
What is d. all of the above?
What statement is true about a central idea?
a. It can sometimes be found in the title of the text.
b. It is supported by the details in the text.
c. It covers the whole text.
d. all of the above
What is d. all of the above?
What is denotation?
a. a dictionary definition
b. what a word means based on its context in a story
c. a word that has a meaning that has changed over time
d. an opinion based on fact
What is a. a dictionary definition?
Which type of point of view uses the pronouns, "I" "me" and my"?
a. first person
b. second person omniscient
c. third person limited
d. second person
What is a. first person?
What is the tone?
Oh great! My thoughtful teacher gave us homework again! Sure, I have nothing better to do than read thirty pages out of an outdated textbook. I don't have a life.
a. expectant b. sad
c. sarcastic d. adoring
What is c. sarcastic?
What type of writing has the following literary elements: characters, conflict, setting, and plot?
a. nonfiction
b. fiction
c. technical
d. poetry
What is b. fiction?
When determining the central idea of a text, it is important not to confuse it with:
a. the topic
b. the details
c. none of the above
d. both A & B
What is d. both A & B?
What does it mean to do something "systematically"?
a. to follow very specific instructions
b. to use the scientific method of trial and error
c. to record the process you followed to do something
d. none of the above
What is a. to follow very specific instructions?
When the narrator is one of the characters in the story, what point of view is the story being told from?
a. first person
b. third person omniscient
c. third person limited
d. second person
What is a. first person?
What is the tone?
I simply cannot believe that after all the reading we have done this week, we have to read thirty pages tonight. This is an outrage!
a. angry b. gleeful
c. skeptical d. questioning
What is a. angry?
Which part of a story is the setting usually introduced?
a. exposition
b. rising action
c. climax
d. resolution
What is a. exposition?
What is the difference between a theme and a main idea?
a. A theme is the message of a story, and the main idea is what the story is about.
b. A theme tells what the symbols mean, and the main idea is a symbol.
What is a. A theme is the message of a story, and the main idea is what the story is about?
What does the phrase "spur of the moment" mean?
a. in the moment, without thinking
b. at the last minute
c. on a horse wearing spurs
d. taking time to train
What is a. in the moment, without thinking?
Which type of narrator is the most reliable?
a. first person
b. third person limited
c. third person omniscient
d. second person
What is c. third person omniscient?
If you saw words such as, "unlike", "as well as", "on the other hand", and "in contrast", what would you think the author's purpose was?
a. to persuade
b. to compare
c. to entertain
d. wouldn't be able to tell
What is b. to compare?
What does the setting tell us about a story?
a. the names of the characters
b. the time and place of action in the story
c. the mood of the story
d. none of the above
What is b. the time and place of action in the story?
What is a universal theme?
a. a story that takes place in outer space
b. a theme that is implied
c. a common theme that could apply to anyone, anywhere, anytime
d. a theme that includes an adventure across the universe
What is c. a common theme that could apply to anyone, anywhere, anytime?
What does the phrase "overexert" mean?
a. go over the amount of time you need to run
b. go over the distance you need to run
c. do more than you body can handle
d. drink too much water
What is c. do more than you body can handle?
What is the best way to find a theme in a story?
a. look at the first sentence of the story
b. look at the names of the characters in a story
c. look at the details in the story to find a larger meaning
d. look at reviews of the story
What is c. look at the details in the story to find a larger meaning?