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10th Semester 2 Final Review
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1
What is foreshadowing?
How the reader feels when reading a story
When an author leaves clues that hint at what is to happen later in a story
The author’s attitude toward a topic
Conflict between characters
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What is the tone of the following sentence? “You’re a big help,” the teenager snarled sarcastically.
Angry
Grateful
Forgiving
Excited
3
What is fallacious reasoning?
Invalid thinking
Foul language
Logical thought process
Proper mode of argument
4
What role does text structure play in its overall effectiveness?
It makes the text more confusing
It helps to clearly organize the information or argument
It does not play a role
It makes the writer look more professional
5
What is the purpose of including a counterclaim in an argumentative piece of writing?
There is no purpose, it only takes away from the claim
To make the people who are arguing against the claim feel better
Because they look cool
Strengthens argument because author can explain why counterclaim is invalid
6
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
Persuasion strategies (rhetorical devices)
Three diferent types of writing
None of the above
An author's purpose
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What can be an author’s purpose for writing a text?
To persuade
To inform
To entertain
All of the above
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What are claims?
A belief or position on an issue
A message or lesson in a book
A stake made on a piece of land
The main message of a text
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What is a counterclaim?
An opposing argument to a claim
When someone lies
None of the above
A specific argument/opinion about a topic
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How does the use of subheadings contribute to the effective organization of news articles? Select all that apply.
Subheadings make the writing more confusing and therefore less effective
Subheadings make the writing better
Subheadings divide material into sections so each one has a specified focus
Subheadings help the reader to navigate the material
11
What literary elements do author’s use to build suspense?
Foreshadowing
All of the above
Flashback
Tone and mood
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Which of the following are the plot elements in order?
Theme, main idea, summary
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Foreshadowing and flashback
Mood and tone
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What is the difference between tone and mood?
None of the above
Tone is the author's feelings toward a topic & mood is how the reader feels
Tone and mood are the same thing
Tone is the theme and mood is the central idea
14
Identify the organizational pattern: Many students are failing classes. If they studied & asked ?s, they would pass.
Chronological
Problem Solution
Compare & Contrast
Sequence of Importance
15
How can an author indirectly characterize a character in a story?
None of the above
An author can’t indirectly characterize a character in a story
Through the mood
Through a character’s speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, & looks
16
Which of the following reasons about phone use in schools is valid?
Schools should allow students to use phones in school because they are fun.
I think schools should allow phones.
Schools should allow students to use phones in school because why not?
Schools should allow students to use phones because they can be educational
17
In this infographic, how do the largest sized numbers impact the presentation of the information?
The large numbers draw the reader's attention to important statistics
The large numbers draw the reader's attention to unimportant details
The large numbers have no impact on the presentation of information
The large numbers make the infographic confusing to read
18
Choose the best definition for characterization.
The attitude a character has towards a topic
onflict between characters
How the author directly and indirectly shows characters' personality
Dialogue between characters
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What is bias?
When an author includes only facts about a topic
An author's purpose for writing
The lesson or a message or a story
Prejudice in favor for/against a thing, person, or group, usually unfairly
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What is text structure?
How writing smells
How writing looks
How writing is organized
How writing sounds
21
Which of the following reasons about the use of homework is valid?
I think schools should ban homework because.
Schools should ban homework but it can help them learn.
Schools should ban homework because it doesn't contribute to their skills.
Schools should ban homework because I don’t like doing homework.
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What does it mean if an author is implying something in their writing?
They are explicitly stating an idea or opinion
Author's can't imply anything in their writing
They are directly stating an idea or opinion
They're indirectly stating an idea, opinion,etc. that's not stated directly
23
Which reason best supports the claim: State tests should not be used in schools as the primary source of data.
Standardized tests are pointless.
Treating standardized tests puts too much pressure on administration.
Standardized tests help school districts see where students are struggling.
Standardized tests are the best way to hold schools accountable.
24
When you are looking for the validity of an article, what are you looking for?
If the article is logically and factually sound
The main idea
None of the above
The lesson or message of the article
25
When asked to explain an author's point of view, what should be in the explanation?
The author's opinions and perspective about a topic
What direction the author is physically looking
None of the above
The facts the author states
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What is the theme of a story?
The plot of the story
When an author leaves a clue hinting @ what is to happen later in the story
The lesson, message, or insight about life found within a story
An objective summary of what happened
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What does it mean if an author attempts to remain objective?
They scare the reader as much as possible
They remove their opinions and possible biases as much as possible
They keep things fun and light as much as possible
Authors never attempt to remain objectiv
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What is a flashback?
The attitude a character has towards a topic
When an author leaves a clue that hints at what is to happen later
A scene stops the order of the narrative to jump back to a previous time
How the reader feels when reading a story
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What does it mean if someone is biased?
They will not change their opinion on anything
They like everything
They are unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something
They dislike everything
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What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Indirect is when a character is negative and direct = character is positive
There is no difference
Indirect is whenauthors show personalities and direct is when authors tell
Indirect is when a character is good and direct is when a character is bad
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What should you look for when analyzing for an author's bias?
The author's word choice
The author will explicitly state their bias
Author's don't have bias
None of the above
32
Identify which of the following arguments about changing our current school system have fallacious reasoning.
None of the above have fallacious reasoning.
The recession negative impacted K-12 public school spending.
Education that considers a learner's wellbeing will improve academics.
You're clearly just too young to understand anything about the schools.
