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What does "most likely reason" mean in a question?

• author's purpose

• no purpose

• answer the question

• figurative language

If I read the questions first and I see a question that says, "What is the author's claim?", I know that this is a...

• Historical Fiction text

• Argumentative Text

• Informational Text

• Fictional Text

If I read a question, and it says, "What is the author's controlling idea?", I know that this is a...

• Informational TexT

• Argumentative Text

• Fictional Text

• Realistic Fiction

What is author's purpose?

• prepositional phrase

• The reason the author writes something

• simile

• metaphor

What is another word for "key idea"?

• simile

• no idea

• main idea

• keys to the door

What is another word for "thesis"?

• conclusion

• body paragraphs

• relative pronouns

• main idea

What does the phrase, "most likely" mean?

• the majority

• the least reason

• no point

• not likely

What does it mean to infer?

• state directly

• no clue

• to "read between the lines" or draw a conclusion.

• prepositional phrases

What does the word "claim" mean?

• metaphor

• simile

• file my taxes

• what the author believes to be true or what they are trying to convince you of.

What is "audience" in argumentative text?

• who the author is mostly like talking to or who would mostly like read the passage.

• to try-out

• simile

• hyperbole