Unit 2 ELA Reading Skills Review

"The dog dozed on the divan in the dappled sunshine." This statement is an example of what type of figurative language?

• alliteration

• simile

• allusion

• idiom

Words like "dark, stormy night" "wind chilled" "deadly silent" create what kind of tone?

• inspiring, motivating

• suspenseful, tense

• sad, hopeless

What is the purpose of using evidence?

• to show you read the text/story

• to support a claim or answer

• to show where you got it from

• to sound smart

The reason an author writes something

• author's purpose

• central idea

• context clues

• story structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

You read a realistic fiction book for fun. The purpose of the book is to...

• entertain

• persuade

• inform

When you watch a debate on TV, the people debating are trying to ___________________ you.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

When you watch a documentary on TV about an event in history, such as WWII, the purpose of the documentary is to ___________________.

• entertain
• persuade
• inform 

To give facts or supply knowledge is the definition of _______________.

• persuade

• inform
• entertain

Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain you with a story about a boy who worked hard

• to teach you how to play basketball

• to persuade you to try out for the basketball team
• to explain to you the rules of basketball

What is the point-of-view that a memoir or personal narrative uses?

• 3rd person view

• 2nd person view

• 1st person view

• Any point of view