Mid Unit 8 Assessment

Match the purpose below to the correct biography text feature:

Important information, including vocabulary, set off on the side and placed in a box to draw attention

• Illustrations and photographs

• Textboxes

• Timelines

• Captions

Match the purpose below to the correct biography text feature:

Provide information about the illustrations and photographs included in the biography

• Illustrations and photographs

• Textboxes

• Timelines

• Captions

Match the purpose below to the correct biography text feature:

List important events in the subject’s life in chronological order

• Illustrations and photographs

• Textboxes

• Timelines

• Captions

Match the purpose below to the correct biography text feature:

Help the reader picture specific people, events, or places from the subject’s life

• Illustrations and photographs

• Textboxes

• Timelines

• Captions

Biographies are _________ literature

• different than

• a form of

• a genre of

• a subset of

Biographies tell about the real life of an individual. What is this person called?

• The subject

• The topic

• The author

• The main character

Biographies are written in which point of view?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• Any point of view

What is it called when the author of a biography is also the subject (a biography about their own life)?

• An inner-biography

• A self-biography

• A super biography

• An autobiography

Which of the following would you likely learn about in a biography?

(Select 2)

• The subject’s birthdate and place

• The subject’s favorite stuffed animal

• Challenges the subject faced

• Popular movies of the time

Which of the following would you likely learn about a subject in a biography?

(Select 2 answers)

• The subject’s teacher’s families

• The subject’s successes and contributions

• The presidential election

• The subject’s childhood and education