Which of the following would be an opinion

Reconstruction would have likely been more successful if Lincoln survived.

Which of the following would be a metaphor?

Love is a blaze that kindles the spirit.

When one thing stands for another

Investigating bias means

Considering any bias inappropriate the genre the writer is bringing

An opinion could best be defined as

A position or point of view on a subject

Which of the following would qualify as a fact

The speed of light is constant as proved in the Michelson-Morley experiment

Which of the following would qualify as a fact

Lincoln is president during the Civil War because many sources mention him

When assessing prior knowledge a reader,

Compares the reading to past readings or knowledge

An inference can best be described as

An idea that is suggested by the facts or details of a passage

Another way of thinking of an inference is

An educated guess based on the details

Determining contradictions means

Verifying if the author is consistent in their intepretation

Personification could best be defined as

Giving human qualities to non-human things

A fact could best be described as

Verifiable: it can be looked up

Which of the following is most likely using personification

The boat bellowed at the choppy waves.

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1
Creative expressions use ____ to create meaning
Graphic devices
Literary devices
Facts
Opinions
2
Which of the following would be an opinion
Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States.
Lincoln is president during the Civil War because many sources mention him
Reconstruction would have likely been more successful if Lincoln survived.
Lincoln's son died during the Civil War causing grief for his wife.
3
Which of the following would be a metaphor?
The house groaned in protest to the cold.
Love is best defined as a strong relationship people.
The White House issued a proclamation on Tuesday
Love is a blaze that kindles the spirit.
4
A symbol is
When one thing stands for another
The literal definition of a word
An author who attempts to clarify the position of a text
All of the above
5
Investigating bias means
Seeing if the author's argument is consistent.
Affirming our own positions and rejecting the author's if they disagree.
Considering any bias inappropriate the genre the writer is bringing
Using context clues
6
A metaphor refers to a ____ comparison between two unalike things
Direct
Indirect
Textual
Graphic
7
An opinion could best be defined as
All of the above
Verifiable
A position or point of view on a subject
Something one can prove or disprove with an experiment
8
Which of the following would qualify as a fact
I prefer warm lights instead of fluorescents.
Lights wave and photon forms serve as a good metaphor for postmodernism.
The Flash is a more entertaining speedster than Quicksilver
The speed of light is constant as proved in the Michelson-Morley experiment
9
Which of the following would qualify as a fact
Lincoln could be meaningfully compared to FDR bc they both added rights.
Lincoln was an excellent president because of how he managed his generals.
Lincoln is president during the Civil War because many sources mention him
Lincoln's monument is impressive, but it's not as powerful as the VVM.
10
Common types of opinions include
All of the above
Arguments or attempts to persuade
Analysis which explain how something works
Interpretations or explanations of what something means
11
When assessing prior knowledge a reader,
All of the above
Compares the reading to past readings or knowledge
Identifies false facts
Identifies context clues
12
An inference can best be described as
An idea that is suggested by remembering our own point of view.
A claim in a passage
A verifiable part of a passage
An idea that is suggested by the facts or details of a passage
13
A fact is verifiable because
It can be proven or disproven through research
It can be proven or disproven through an experiment
It can be proven or disproven by looking it up in the historical record
All of the above
14
Another way of thinking of an inference is
A personal preference
An educated guess based on the details
A verifiable part of the historical record
A guess based on prior knowledge
15
Determining contradictions means
Verifying if the author is consistent in their intepretation
Idealism's role in the Hegelian dialectic
All of the above
Verifying if they agree or disagree with us as readers
16
Personification could best be defined as
Giving human qualities to non-human things
An indirect comparison
The emotional meaning of a word
When one thing stands for something else
17
A fact could best be described as
An interpretation: it explains how something works
An intuition or a gut feeling
none of the above
Verifiable: it can be looked up
18
Verifying facts includes
Verifying facts
Separating Facts from opinions
All of the above
Identifying untrue information
19
Which of the following is most likely using personification
The stars and stripes are components of the US Flag.
None of the above
The boat bellowed at the choppy waves.
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.
20
Which of the following is an example of a symbol
All of the above.
The White House issued a tariff threat this morning.
The stars and stripes claimed three gold medals today.
The cross commands its followers to take care of immigrants & orphans.
21
A valid inference is based on
All of the above
Facts
Claims
Reason

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