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1
Train stations provided quarters for porters called _______.
porter houses
a porter place
houses
apartments
2
This hero sacrificed his life to save others during a train crash
Casey Jones
Daddy Joe
George Pullman
John Henry
3
How did Daddy Joe convince Indians to not attack the train he was on?
The Indians were not serious
He convinced them by accumulating an army
He threatened them
Convinced them by talking in their language
4
Topics are the same as themes
False
True
5
After finding the main idea you usually use _____ to support it
Suffixes
Details
Themes
Topics
6
A person who only looks at one side things is considered _________.
persuasive
doubtful
bias
objective
7
What is theme?
The authors main message to the reader
The story line
Gives hints or clues to what is going to happen
The time and place of the story
8
A suffix comes at the beginning of a word
False
True
9
Why is the Hindenburg considered a tragedy?
Because it exploded ending the lives of 35 people
Because it was coming to America freeing the lives of people
Because Werner Franz survived
Because it almost exploded but ended being just fine
10
Which choice is not a way to organize non-fiction writing?
compare and contrast
made up information
cause and effect
problem and solution
11
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
The Earth
The Sun
a towel
A car
12
Mood is defined as which of the following...
The author's main message to the reader
Where the story takes place
The emotion a reader feels from a piece of writing
The author's attitude of the subject matter
13
What is an autobiography?
A story that is not real
An account of a person's live written by that person
The beginning, middle, and end of story
An account of a person's live not written by that person
14
The need to pay bills is an ______ for getting a job.
incentive
dispel
invariably
mutinous
15
Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, and Adjectives are all ...
Parts of Speech
Parts of something you learn in math class
Parts of random words
Part of an introductory paragraph
16
What is an aristocrat?
All the above
Upper class men usually someone who is privilege
Lower class men usually a regular person
Someone classified in the middle class
17
"The Baker Heater League" is ________.
Historical Fiction
Historical Non-Fiction
18
What was "The Baker Heater League"?
A league consisting of bakers
A group of people who invented heaters
A group of porters who told tales of legends
A group of people who are part of a soft ball team
19
Which one is the prefix?
-fy
-cycle-
-es
com-
20
What is the responsibility of a porter?
Collect admissions
Help build railroad tracks
Help build trains
Carry the luggage on board for the passengers
21
This is usually an adjective or adverb that means "in the direction of"
-ice; such as malice
-ward; such as backwards
Pre-; such as prewriting
-hood; such as neighborhood
22
A story with real facts and real people is called...
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Real
Not Fake
23
One well known railroad legend is...
Casey Jones
Michael Jordan
John Bunyan
John Henry
24
Important information that tells the overall idea of a text.
Main Idea
Theme
Details
Setting
25
This means to lack vegetation and expose to the elements
invaribly
fugitives
dispel
bleak
26
This popular legend was part of a steel-driving team and was one of the strongest
John Henry
Casey Jones
Fredrick McKissack
Daddy Joe
27
This is the author's attitude of the subject.
Tone
Mood
Author's Purpose
Theme
28
Who is the first Pullman Porter and is talked about throughout generations?
George Pullman
John Henry
Casey Jones
Daddy Joe
29
A prefix comes at the beginning of a word.
False
True
30
This is when your are trying to convince others or an audience
observe
persuade
manipulate
prove
