What is the definition of a cause?

An event, an action, or a situation that produces a result.

giving details that hint at upcoming events

The main point about the subject.

The tone of a work is

the author's attitude toward the subject or audience.

the way an author organizes words into sentences

The result produced by a cause.

What is an author's purpose?

His or her main reason for writing.

In a nonfiction work, what elements would help you analyze an author's perspective?

personal experiences, attitudes, opinions, researched facts

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1
What is the definition of a cause?
An analysis of the key details.
Something that intensifies until one force wins.
An event, an action, or a situation that produces a result.
A crucial moment in a story
2
What can you use to help you predict events in a story?
Identifying the thesis
Identifying the falling action
Finding the details and support
Prior knowledge
3
The part of a story that introduces characters is
exposition
resolution
plot
climax
4
Foreshadowing is
connecting cause and effect sequences
giving details that hint at upcoming events
standing under a tree and making a shadow
making an inference about a character's actions
5
Define "thesis".
The main point about the subject.
The evidence that confirms the authors point of view.
A statement that gets the reader to do something.
A sequence of events.
6
Which of these helps convey the tone of a selection?
The author's use of facts.
The author's use of punctuation.
The author's choice of words.
The author's use of sentence variety.
7
The tone of a work is
the author's attitude toward the subject or audience.
The perceptions and values created by society.
The emotions that an author expresses toward the reader.
the noise that a band makes when warming up to play.
8
What is syntax?
the way an author organizes words into sentences
the author's reason for writing
the part of a story where tension is at its highest
the words the author chooses
9
Define effect
The statistics associated with an event.
The feelings that an author tries to illicit in the reader
The result produced by a cause.
One's personal knowledge of consequences
10
A writer may combine more than one perspective in a piece of literature.
True
False
11
A boat is in a very bad ocean storm. Name the conflict - "Will the sailors abandon ship?"
External conflict
Internal conflict
12
What is an author's purpose?
The tone that he or she sets in the first paragraph.
The way the author orders the events in the piece.
His or her main reason for writing.
It is up to the reader to develop a purpose.
13
Which of these is NOT a part of plot?
falling action
tone
climax
rising action
14
Which one of these is NOT a purpose of nonfiction?
to persuade
to entertain
to inform
to predict the future
15
In a nonfiction work, what elements would help you analyze an author's perspective?
personal experiences
attitudes
opinions
researched facts

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