Understanding Text Structure

What are the three main purposes of an author as mentioned in the recap?

• a) Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• b) Persuade, Educate, Entertain

• c) Persuade, Inform, Educate

• d) Persuade, Entertain, Explain

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Fill in the blank: The author's purpose can be to _______, which means to convince the reader of something.

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

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Fill in the blank: The _______ perspective is when the narrator is a character in the story.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

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Fill in the blank: The _______ perspective is limited to the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

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How many basic kinds of text structure are mentioned?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven

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Fill in the blank: Descriptive writing is often used in writings about _______.

• Mathematics

• Nature

• Technology

• Politics

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Which of the following is an example of descriptive writing?

• A mathematical proof

• A review of a concert

• A political speech

• A business report

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Sequential processes often use words like 1st, 2nd, ___, after, next, finally.

• Before

• Then

• Random

• Unordered

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A sequential process describes steps in the order that they ___.

• A) Are ignored

• B) Occur

• C) Are forgotten

• D) Are skipped.

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What does 'Chronological' mean?

• Describes events in time order

• Describes events in random order

• Describes events in alphabetical order

• Describes events in reverse order.

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