Why do authors write biographies?

To inform you about an important person

What makes a text a biography?

It's written about a person's real life experiences.

"Important idea" means

The main purpose or thing I should get from the text

To answer a summary question...

look for important details from the beginning, middle & end

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Why do authors write biographies?
To entertain you with fake events
To persuade you to be like that person
To describe how to live like that person
To inform you about an important person
2
What makes a text a biography?
All of the answers are correct
A person writes about what happened to them in their life.
It's written about something the author wished happened
It's written about a person's real life experiences.
3
What does the word conceited mean?
really proud of one's self
lacks confidence
being able to do whatever you want
something very big
4
When answering a question...
Think through all the answer choices and show my thinking
Make sure I pick the best answer
I should always go back in the text
All of the answers are correct
5
Grandpa made me a home-made swing by using a thick rope, a two foot board, and a tree limb.
surface used for playing games
a flat slab of wood
group of people that meet together to make decisions
to climb onto a large vessel
6
If I don't know what a word means, what should I do?
Ask my teacher
All of the answers are correct
Just guess
Use the dictionary
7
"Important idea" means
The theme of the story
The main purpose or thing I should get from the text
It means it's an idea that's important, DUH!
It's another word for main idea
8
When our dog bumped into our checker BOARD, all the pieces went flying everywhere.
a group of people that meet together to make decisions
to climb onto a large vessel
surface used for playing games
a flat slab of wood
9
To answer a summary question...
Pick the main idea
Pick the longest one
look for important details from the beginning, middle & end
All of the answers are correct
10
Why are stage directions important?
The tell us important information like setting and problem
They tell the character what to do
They describe the character
All of the answers are correct

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