Benchmark 2 Review

Question 1

_____________________ is the author's attitude toward a subject or their audience.

Accepted Answer

tone

Question 2

Identify the antecedent. Since the train was empty, Yvonne and I has a whole car to ourselves.

Accepted Answer

Yvonne and I

Question 3

When an author writes to _________________, they are trying to get you to think a certain way.

Accepted Answer

persuade

Question 4

In a discussion of literature, to what does the term tone refer?

Accepted Answer

the author's attitude toward his or her subject and audience

Question 5

Which of the following uses pronouns correctly?

Accepted Answer

Each of the girls has her own bicycle.

Question 6

Which of the following are you unlikely to find in a work that is written in a formal style?

Accepted Answer

slang expressions and everyday language

Question 7

Identify the reflexive pronoun in the following sentence. I cook breakfast for myself everyday

Accepted Answer

myself

Question 8

In a detective story or mystery, what is likely to be the author's main purpose for writing?

Accepted Answer

to entertain readers with an interesting puzzle

Question 9

What type of character develops, changes and learns throughout the story?

Accepted Answer

dynamic

Question 10

What does -equi- mean? Two feet is the equivalent of 24 inches.

Accepted Answer

equally distant

Question 11

Where would you be most likely to see a text about snoring?

Accepted Answer

magazine article

Question 12

In which sentence are pronouns used correctly?

Accepted Answer

Please give Boris and me the two front seats.

Question 13

Writing with the purpose to __________________ includes amusing the reader.

Accepted Answer

entertain

Question 14

What does -sol- mean? The prisoner was in solitary confinement, he didn't have anyone around.

Accepted Answer

alone

Question 15

Which type or writing is it important to question the author's statements and assumptions?

Accepted Answer

persuasion

Question 16

____________________ is the overall feeling that a story creates for the reader.

Accepted Answer

mood

Question 17

One of the purposes of reading is to ________________ or provide factual details on a subject.

Accepted Answer

inform

Question 18

In a discussion of literature, to what does the term mood refer?

Accepted Answer

the feeling that the work creates for the reader

Question 19

What does the root -duc- mean? ex: The water supply is brought into the city over an aqueduct.

Accepted Answer

brings it from one place to another

Question 20

What does -lum- mean? ex: The flashes of lightning illuminated the building fronts.

Accepted Answer

lit up

Question 21

Which type of writing is the author's main purpose to persuade readers to think a certain way?

Accepted Answer

newspaper editorial

Question 22

A _____________________ character does not change throughout the story.

Accepted Answer

static

Question 23

Which of these types of details most often signals writing that is meant to inform the reader?

Accepted Answer

facts and technical language

Benchmark 2 Review

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Benchmark 2 Review

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