Formative Assessment- Symbolism and Author's Purpose Review

A symbol could be which of the following

• event

• person

• animal

• all three

Symbols have ______________ meaning (s).

• one

• multiple

• the same

• unknown

Denotation means

• ideas associated with a symbol or word

• dictionary definitions of a symbol or word

• notes that someone takes on symbols

• none of these

Connotation means

• ideas associated with a symbol or word

• dictionary definitions of a symbol or word

• notes that someone takes on symbols

• none of these

What makes a symbol controversial is its __________________.

• denotation

• connotations

• meaning

• source

Which of the following could help a reader find symbols in a reading?

• title of the reading

• Recurring object or event

• characters that are simple

• all three could be useful

Which one is an author's purpose?

• to inform

• to make a reader guess

• to finish a work

• to have quality

Which of the following author's purposes attempts to influence the reader?

• inform

• entertain

• persuade

• none of these

If a text makes arguments, then the author's purpose is most likely to be

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• finish

If the text gives facts, then the author's purpose is most likely ...

• to entertain

• to inform

• to persuade

• none of these