Exam Review 10

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

Themes are universal because ...

• all humans share common experiences
• authors add them to make the writing meaningful
• the entire universe enjoys them
• the stories go on forever

What is an example of an informational text?

• fantasy

• biography

• science fiction

• joke book

Informational text is...

• non-fiction

• dramatic

• comedic

• fiction

Writers do not always fill in every detail -- they expect the readers to apply their own ideas to help them understand a text. You often need to make _________ when you read.

• inferences

• supporting details

• main ideas

• summaries

You will find chronological connections that show the __________, or order of events.

• sequence

• effect

• main idea

What is the definition of Supporting Evidence/Text Evidence?

• paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text

• the intended target group for a message, regardless of the way the message is delivered (text, print, video, online)

• any characteristic of the text outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning such as titles, charts, photographs, timelines, footnotes, etc.

• a statement that someone wants to discuss or prove

What is the definition of Informational Text?

• paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text

• a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate

• the intended target group for a message, regardless of the way the message is delivered (text, print, video, online)

• the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

What is the definition of Text Structure?

• a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate

• a statement that someone wants to discuss or prove

• the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text

• To restate the meaning of something in different words.