Pre-MOSMA Meeting 3: Reading Skill 13

The purpose of this passage is to

• discuss an example of a particular literary genre

•  tell the story of In Cold Blood

• explain Truman Capote's reasons for writing In Cold Blood

• describe how Truman Capote researched his nonfiction novel

Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

• Cold

• Sadistic

• Emotional

• Descriptive

This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

• Criminal Law

• American History

• Modern American Novels

• Literary Research

Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in this passage?

• To explain the details of a specific court case

• To demonstrate why confessions made under hypnosis are not reliable

• To clarify the role of the Supreme Court in invalidating confessions from hypnotized subjects

• To explain the legal status of hypnotically induced confessions

The tone of this passage could best be described as

• outraged

• judicial

• hypnotic

• informative

This passage would probably be assigned reading in a course on

• American law

• psychiatric healing

• parapsychology

• philosophy

The author's main purpose in this passage is to

• cite statistics about an improvement on the earth's land surface

• explain where deforestation is occurring

• make the reader aware of a worsening world problem

• blame developing countries for deforestation

Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

• Concerned

• Disinterested

• Placid

• Exaggerated

This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

• Geology

• Geometry

• Geography

• Marine Biology