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1
What do the letters in
PIE
stand for?
persuade, investigate, examine
prepare, inform, experiment
program, interpret, entertain
persuade, inform, entertain
2
Leon is writing an essay about healthy eating. How should he organize his essay to most effectively present his ideas?
He should include examples only for his best ideas.
He should include his best ideas at the beginning and the end.
He should start with weak ideas and build toward the best ideas.
He should sprinkle his best ideas throughout his essay.
3
Which is a true statement about rewriting?
Rewriting should occur before the editing phase.
An essay may need to be rewritten more than once.
An essay should be rewritten by someone other than the initial writer.
Rewriting is only needed when writing informative essays.
4
All of the following tasks are typically part of the revision process
except
:
reading the essay aloud to identify awkward phrases
adding facts to strengthen an argument
correcting grammatical errors
researching the intended audience
5
True or false: An author can only use one letter of
PIE
when writing.
False
True
6
When an author's purpose is to
inform
, the text will include mostly ________.
opinions
facts
characters and a setting
funny or imaginary details
7
Which question would be
most
helpful for figuring out the main idea of a book?
What is my opinion?
What else do I know about the subject?
What is the main thing the author wants to say?
Who is the author?
8
I would like to use quiz after unit 2!!!
False
True
9
I'm totally going to win this!!
True
False
10
The back of a book says it features zombies and suspense. It is most likely
mystery.
fantasy.
horror.
science fiction.
11
A story about a space-traveling detective combines elements of which two genres?
fiction and nonfiction
historical fiction and mystery
science fiction and mystery
science fiction and horror
12
The broad thing that a book is about is called the....
Main Idea
Key Detail
Plot
Subject
13
A story about a stolen diary that someone must find is an example of a
fantasy.
horror.
science fiction.
mystery.
14
What is the subject of this paragraph?
what third grade was like
getting to school on the bus
all the friends someone has in school
friendship with Lauren
15
Which sentence
best
describes the main idea of this paragraph?
The world likes to watch astronauts on television
The surface of the moon is dusty.
Armstrong became the first man on the moon in 1969.
The Apollo rocket circled the moon.
16
Which subgenre features magical creatures?
mystery
realistic fiction
fantasy
horror
17
Words like "best," "should," "think," "believe" and "feel" are clues that an author is most likely trying to ________.
inform
entertain
persuade
18
Which of these is
not
something knowing a book’s genre can tell you?
characteristics it might have
what to expect from the plot
what type of story it is
the characters’ names and ages
19
All of these questions should be asked during the planning phase of the writing process
except
:
Who is the audience for my essay?
What am I being asked to write?
What do I want to accomplish in my essay?
What ideas should I include in my first paragraph?
20
Which sentence
best
describes the main idea of this paragraph?
There can be mascots for products, schools and sports teams.
You might not know what a mascot is.
Some schools don't have mascots.
Tony the Tiger is a mascot that sells cereal.
21
The main idea of a book is "plants need sunlight to grow." Which of these is a detail that supports the main idea?
My favorite kind of plant is the Venus fly trap.
Jessica sat in the sun and looked at her garden.
There are many different species of plants on the Earth.
Plants that get more sunlight grow taller than plants that sit in the dark.
22
Eva and James are meeting to brainstorm ideas for a paper for their history class. Which phase of the writing process?
planning
organizing
revising
writing
23
Mrs. Wolfe is the best teacher for making this
False
True
24
Descriptions of people, places or things that support the main idea are called ________.
opinions
characters
morals
details
25
What do the letters in
PIE
stand for?
prepare, inform, experiment
persuade, inform, entertain
program, interpret, entertain
persuade, investigate, examine
26
Which sentence gives you the
best
clue about the main idea of this paragraph?
Some farmers buy ladybugs for their farms.
Insects are called "bugs" because they bother people.
Another bug that helps people is the honeybee.
Some bugs are very helpful to farmers and other people.
27
Which of these genres would most likely have a character who is a wizard?
horror
mystery
fantasy
science fiction
28
Jenna is looking up information for a report on the solar system. She is engaged in which phase of the writing process?
revising
writing
organizing
planning
29
Which of these is not a subgenre of fiction?
nonfiction
mystery
fantasy
science fiction
30
The author’s main purpose is
not
to entertain in which of the following?
a cookbook
a comic book
a story
a movie
31
True or False: Different subgenres cannot share any traits with each other.
False
True
32
Which of the following is an example of a main idea of a book?
Superpup is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York.
Slap Jake is my favorite comic book hero.
I read a story about Duke, a police dog
Sparky, a dog who fights fires
33
What is webbing?
a search engine used to find information on the Internet
a checklist used to identify mistakes during editing
a list of reference materials used during research
a visual map used to show ideas for writing
34
The
E
in the POWER writing model stands for ________.
establish
explain
edit
elaborate
35
Which of the following is an example of a subject of a book?
Have you ever heard a dolphin?
dolphins
Dolphins can communicate with one another.
Whistling is one way that dolphins talk to each other.
36
Which of these events would most likely occur in a mystery?
fighting a dragon
signing the Declaration of Independence
hunting for clues
traveling through time
37
In fantasy, the fight between good and evil is an example of a common
theme.
subgenre.
setting.
character.
38
The most important part of the
writing
phase is to:
Get main ideas down on paper.
Decide what you want to write about.
Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
Find the best words to describe things.
