Unit 3 Review

Question 1

What is one element that reveals an author's style? (No story)

Accepted Answer

The author's word choice

Question 2

Which of these might you expect to find in a biography but not in an autobiography? (No story)

Accepted Answer

The life story of a person who is not the author.

Question 3

Which word best describes the mood an author creates in the following sentence? (No story)

Accepted Answer

Scary

Question 4

Which of the following best explains why Rosie describes her feelings of fear in the work? Bike

Accepted Answer

Help readers understand why learning to ride was a triumph.

Question 5

Which of the following is an important detail that supports the main idea of the selection?City

Accepted Answer

Some of the stones are fifty feet tall., Natural forces helped shape the City of Rocks.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the mood of the selection? (1950s)

Accepted Answer

Happy

Question 7

Of the following, which factor most likely affected the author's writing? (1950s)

Accepted Answer

Growing up in a small town

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the focus of this selection? (Signs)

Accepted Answer

Types of traffic signs

Question 9

Which of these can best help you determine an author's purpose in a literary work? (No story)

Accepted Answer

Types of details the author uses

Question 10

Which of the following best defines the term author's influences? (No story)

Accepted Answer

Cultural and historical factors that affect an author's work

Question 11

What is the author's purpose in writing the selection? (Signs)

Accepted Answer

To inform the reader

Question 12

Which question is most helpful to ask when comparing authors' styles in two literary works?(NS)

Accepted Answer

How does each author use figurative language?

Question 13

In which way are a biography and an autobiography similar? (No story)

Accepted Answer

Both describe facts and events.

Question 14

Which of the following likely influenced the author's writing in this selection? (1950s)

Accepted Answer

Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s

Question 15

Which of the following best states the main idea of the selection? (City of Rocks)

Accepted Answer

The City of Rocks is an amazing sight.

Question 16

Which of the following statements describes this selection? (Bike)

Accepted Answer

It is a true account of the author's own experience.

Question 17

This selection is an example of what type of writing? (Bike)

Accepted Answer

An autobiographical essay

Question 18

Which of the following details is related to the main idea of the selection? (Rags)

Accepted Answer

Dogs are a man's best friend., Rags is a loyal companion.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is the most accurate? (No story)

Accepted Answer

An author can have more than one purpose in a literary work.

Question 20

How do you know that the selection is an expository essay? (Signs)

Accepted Answer

It provides information on a topic.

Question 21

Which pronoun would you expect to see used often in an autobiography? (No story)

Accepted Answer

I

Question 22

Which of the following is an unimportant detail in the selection? (City of Rocks)

Accepted Answer

The park road leads to Gila National Forest.

Question 23

Which of the following best states the main idea of the selection? (Rags)

Accepted Answer

Rags is a friend to the author.

Question 24

Which types of details best help you to determine the author's purpose in this selection? Curl

Accepted Answer

Facts and statistics on the topic

Question 25

Which of the following best expresses the author's purpose in the writing selection? (Curling)

Accepted Answer

To inform

Question 26

Which of the following details does not support the main idea? (Rags)

Accepted Answer

Wolves and dogs communicate in similar ways., Hundreds of years ago, wolves and humans began a partnership

Question 27

Which of the following best defines mood? (No story)

Accepted Answer

The overall feeling the reader has while reading the story.

Unit 3 Review

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Unit 3 Review

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