American Lit EOC Milestone Informational Reading Terms Review

Question 1

idea or message that is fully expressed or revealed by the writer

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explicit

Question 2

A writer can appeal to a reader's emotions with all of the following EXCEPT

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reasons

Question 3

Credibility means that a writer is

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trustworthy

Question 4

Uses reasoning to influence people's ideas or actions

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argumentation

Question 5

arrangement of details according to physical position or relationship

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spatial

Question 6

shows relationship between reasons and results

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cause and effect

Question 7

language choices and techniques writers use to communicate their perspective

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rhetoric

Question 8

central idea or message of the text

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theme

Question 9

To understand and interpret what the text does not state clearly is to...

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infer

Question 10

Narrative writing that tells a story; may use literary devices found in stories and novels

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literary nonfiction

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a way to organize a comparison-contrast essay?

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Chronological Order

Question 12

Writing that explains or informs

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informational text

Question 13

organization of events in order of occurrence

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chronological

Question 14

Meaning that is hinted at rather than stated directly

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implicit

Question 15

What kind of appeal involves reasoning, facts, cause and effect, and statistics?

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logical

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a type of literary nonfiction?

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business letter

Questions 16