an educated guess based on story clues and your experience

Which of the following describes a conflict that pits a character against the setting?

A man must overcome terrible heat to survive the desert.

In a story written in chronological order, the author

describes events in the time sequence in which they occur

What is a generalization?

A broad statement that can apply to many situations

A series of causes and effects explains

how or why one event leads to another

What is the tone of a literary work?

The writer's attitude toward his or her subject

your final judgement about a reading

Which of the following elements would not provide clues to a story's setting?

The use of suspense in the story's plot

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1
An inference is
a comparison of two unlike things
rarely supported by facts
an educated guess based on story clues and your experience
your final thoughts on a subject
2
The overall feeling conveyed in a literary work?
tone
mood
foreshadowing
climax
3
Which of the following describes a conflict that pits a character against the setting?
In the 1940s, two sisters argue over the family heritance.
A boy must decide whether to report his friend for cheating
A man must overcome terrible heat to survive the desert.
A teenager confronts his parents about a family secret.
4
Captions in magazine articles provide information about
the table of contents
titles
subtitles
illustrations
5
In a story written in chronological order, the author
interrupts the plot to tell about events that happened
describes events in the time sequence in which they occur
imagines what will happen to characters in the future
uses the present tense throughout the story
6
What is a generalization?
A broad statement that can apply to many situations
A type of evidence used to support an argument
An opinion or belief shared by many people
A guess based on prior knowledge or clues in a text
7
A series of causes and effects explains
the steps necessary for completing a task
the similarities between two items
ideas in order of importance
how or why one event leads to another
8
What is the tone of a literary work?
The main idea expressed by the writer
The author's reason for writing the work
The writer's attitude toward his or her subject
The writer's cultural background
9
A conclusion is
your final judgement about a reading
always true, even when not supported by the text
information the writer usually supplies
the same as an inference
10
Which of the following elements would not provide clues to a story's setting?
The use of suspense in the story's plot
The writer's description of the character's clothing
The types of transportation used in the story
The type of lanuage used by the characters

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