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Reading Skills: General Knowledge Competition "Round 2"
Reading Skills: General Knowledge Competition "Round 2"
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What is the plot of the story?
a struggle between two opposing forces in a story
the sequence of events in the story
the characters in the story
a message or a lesson to be learned from a story
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An author's _________ can effect their style.
theme
tone
clothing
diction
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What is the author's style in the following passage?
formal
businesslike
informal
conversational
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What's the author's purpose?
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
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What evidence in the text supports inferences about the author's past?
Too many marvelous days in a row...to get used to it
Each change had something to say; listened to the river.
“Nothing else mattered then. Going someplace or not.”
“I guess I'd had enough hard days to last me for a while.”
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Author's purpose is...
the responses the questions are based on.
part of a whole.
the motive or reason for which an author writes.
an educated guess.
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What's the author's purpose?
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
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The author's attitude is called _____.
viewpoint
voice
tone
mood
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Theme must be supported by?
the number of pages
big tall pillars
the author
evidence from the novel
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What's the author's purpose?
To persuade readers to take a trip to Africa.
To give readers information about Africa.
To describe the experience of an African safari.
To persuade readers to use Call of the Wild's services.
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The elements of a myth include
supernatural events and setting
a lesson about life or human nature
gods or supernatural beings with special powers
a sad ending
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What's the author's purpose?
To inform readers of the benefit of full day kindergarten.
To persuade readers to go to school.
To inform readers that kindergarten improves reading.
To encourage students to read more.
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What can we use to make inferences?
random knowledge and opinions
text evidence and guesses
guesses and opinions
text evidence and background knowledge
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Effective Reading Methods Are:
Sunning and Swimming
Skimming and Scanning
Swimming and Skimming
Scanning and Scrapping
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What was the author's purpose?
To inform students of the fundraiser goal
To encourage students to read more
To inform students of why the fundraiser is important
To encourage students to take part in fundraiser
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Theme is:
The very general idea of a story
the author & title
message about life & human nature
characters
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What is a Plot of a story?
Events that happens in the setting.
Side stories that are part of the events in the story.
Events that happen in a story.
A person that are important in the story.
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According to the passage. which trait is an example of genetic well-being?
a full head of hair
strong teeth
thin lips
clear skin
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A summary should include
the entire story with ALL the details
Something interesting you learned from the text
what the text reminds you of (I went to the zoo too and saw a panda)
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What
two
factors influence an author's writing style .
Thankful
The beginning and the end of the story
Story and keys events
Word choice and point of view
