8 English Module 4 Living Innovation

The ___ is the sentence at the beginning of an information text that indicates the central idea.

• thesis

• introduction

• conclusion

• paraphrase

Support, or evidence, for the thesis is found in the ___ of the text.

• introduction

• conclusion

• body paragraphs

• thesis

The ___ restates the thesis and summarizes the author's closing thoughts on the topic.

• these

• introduction

• conclusion

• body paragraphs

The ___ is the most important thought in a text or section of text.

• title

• central idea

• conclusion

• tone

What is perspective?

• the choice of words used by the author to ignite emotion from the reader

• the author's use of font and creativity to make the text more interesting

• an author's use of fictional characters to relate to real life characters

• an author's point of view or position on a story they are writing

Is it okay for authors to have opposing perspectives on the same topic?

• Yes, if their perspective/point of view is supported by valid evidence

• Yes, if they have at least 5 other people that agree with their perspective

• No, authors should not argue about topics

• No, there is only 1 right perspective on most topics.

Based on the rules of making words plural, which of the following words is not spelled correctly?

• movies

• dogs

• foxs

• lunches

Based on the rules of making words plural, which of the following words is not spelled correctly?

• leaves

• wifes

• lives

• mice

When using "I" as a first person singular pronoun, you must always capitalize it.

• True

• False

Depending on the sentence, you may or may not capitalize the first word of that sentence.

• True

• False