HMH 6th Unit 1

Question 1

Where can you find a footnote in your textbook?

Accepted Answer

At the bottom of the page

Question 2

To annotate means to...

Accepted Answer

take notes while reading

Question 3

True or False: An inference is an educated guess.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

A memoir is written from

Accepted Answer

first-person point of view

Question 5

The main reason for writing a text is called...

Accepted Answer

author's purpose

Question 6

True or False: A simile does not have to make a comparison as long as it uses the words "like" or "as."

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

In the memoir "Brown Girl Dreaming," the author writes about how she struggled with _________________ in school.

Accepted Answer

writing

Question 8

A memoir is...

Accepted Answer

a personal story about the author's life

Question 9

Match the vocabulary word to the definition: excessively proper and prudish

Accepted Answer

prim

Question 10

True or False: Hyperbole is over-exaggeration.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

"His heart is stone." This is an example of...

Accepted Answer

a metaphor

Question 12

"The trees danced in the breeze." This is an example of...

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 13

True or False: Figurative language is often used in poetry.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

In "Brown Girl Dreaming" Jacqueline was constantly being compared to her...

Accepted Answer

sister

Question 15

"She is as sweet as sugar." This is an example of...

Accepted Answer

a simile

Question 16

Match the vocabulary word to the definition: Scornfully proud

Accepted Answer

haughty

Question 17

True or False: An objective point of view includes personal opinions, feelings, and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

True or False: The feeling/emotion an author makes in their writing is called the voice.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

_________________ are visual elements such as charts, diagrams, graphs, photographs, maps, and art.

Accepted Answer

graphic features

Question 20

Why did the narrator in "What's So Funny, Mr Scieszka?" get in trouble?

Accepted Answer

he told a joke during class time

Questions 20