Nonfiction Unit Review

What is the central idea of the passage?

"Are you already done?" his father asked. "It seems like you just got in the water." Jacob was finished with his bath in two minutes. He got his body and hair wet, rubbed  shampoo on his hair, washed his body with soap, and rinsed off. He liked fast baths so to have more time to play. In fact, Jacob never took a long bath. To him, the faster the bath, the better.

• Jacob is very clean

• Jacob never showers

• Jacob likes to take fast baths

• Jacob's dad is rushing his shower.

What is the purpose of this passage?

The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters. 

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade

"Winchester's drinking water comes from the Stanley River. The watershed begins on the slopes of Mount Eagle and flows nearly eighty-five miles from the river's headwaters. The water is made safe to drink through conventional treatment methods of consistent monitoring."

Who is the primary audience?

• Winchester restaurant owners

• outdoor enthusiasts who frequent the Stanley River

• Residents of winchester

• a national news audience

This house isn't perfect, but it's where my babies grew up. I know it all by heart. I know every stain on the carpet, every creaking floorboard and every paint chip on the windowsills. Each corner of this small space is filled with memories that I relive when I walk through the narrow hallways.

What is the tone of this passage?

• hopeless and afraid

• angry and violent

• sentimental and tender

Type of appeal: A picture of a small child, crying, next to the words "Your words have power, use them wisely."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Choose the correct text structure: "In her first well-known photographs, Margaret made the production of steel look magnificent, mysterious, and awe-inspiring. Her photos, filled with streams of melted steel and flying sparks, caught the eye of someone who would change her life."

• chronological order

• compare and contrast

• descriptive

• problem and solution

which text structure might tell you everything you ever wanted to know about volcanoes?

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and contrast

• sequence

which could you use to persuade somebody?

• a news article

• a poem

• a cookbook

• an advertisement

What is the purpose of this passage?

Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less. This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade

What is the following sentence an example of?

Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep.

• claim

• persuade

• evidence

• reasoning