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Author's Style

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The listeners, views or readers of a work

a)

Sentence fluency

b)

Word Choice

c)

Audience

d)

Tone

2.

What is the difference between sentence fluency and sentence variation?

a)

Sentence fluency is about the length of the sentence and variation is about the words in the sentence.

b)

Fluency is about the length of sentences and variation is about the thoughts in the sentence

c)

Fluency is about how the sentences flow and variation is about the word choice in the sentences.

d)

Sentence fluency is about how the sentences sound and flow. Variation is about the length of the sentences.

3.

Mood is mainly about the feelings of the ....

a)

Author

b)

Audience

c)

Characters

d)

No one

4.

Tone is mainly about the feelings of the...

a)

Audience

b)

Author

c)

Characters

d)

No one

5.

Nonfiction, fiction, drama, poetry, science fiction, realistic fiction - these are all examples of what element of author's style?

a)

tone

b)

Mood

c)

Word Choice

d)

Genre

6.

Author's voice is mainly about the ______ of the author.

a)

word choice

b)

tone

c)

thoughts

d)

Feelings

7.

When an author uses figurative language in their writing this is an example of what author's style technique?

a)

Word Choice

b)

Mood

c)

Tone

d)

Sentence fluency

8.

When an author really describes the scenery in a story, this is an example of what author's style technique?

a)

Sentence variation

b)

Sentence fluency

c)

Word Choice

d)

Tone

9.

If an author writes with a few short sentences and then a long one and then a short one again, what style is he using?

a)

Sentence fluency

b)

Sentence variation

c)

Mood

d)

Word Choice

10.
In the line below, what technique is the author using in order to create his/her style?
"As he looked through the glass, he saw a wall of ice glide by."
a)
imagery
b)
hyperbole
c)
tone
d)
puntuation
11.
In the line below, what kind of technique is the author using to create his/her style?
"So far, so good. On duty at 10 o'clock...a few words about the ice problem with Lookout Reginald Lee, who shared the same watch...a few more words about the cold...but mostly just silence, as the two stared into the darkness."
a)
sentence length and punctuation
b)
imagery and tone
c)
point of view and voice
d)
word choice
12.
The definition of author's style is...
a)
a writer's unique way of communicating ideas using word choice, sentence structure, imagery, point of view, voice, and tone.
b)
a writer's attitude toward his or her subject such as serious, humorous, sarcastic, and respectful.
c)
giving human qualities to an animal, object, phenomenon, idea, or anything that is not specifically human.
d)
a form of language that is spoken in a particular region by people who live there.
13.
Diction refers to...
a)
An author's style
b)
An author's choice of words and syntax
c)
An author's tone
d)
An author's perspective
14.
Author's perspective refers to the unique combination of...
a)
ideas, values and beliefs
b)
tone, diction, and voice
c)
tone, purpose, and syntax
d)
voice, style, and imagery
15.
Syntax is...
a)
An author's word choice
b)
the author's attitude
c)
The personality that comes across on the page
d)
an arrangement of words into sentences
16.
Look at the following excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne: 
"She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes."
Which of the following best describes his style?
a)
formal and ornate
b)
playful and informal
c)
confusing and serious
d)
loving and nostalgic 
17.
Look at the following excerpt from Gloria Naylor:
"She loaded that baby down with every name in the book: Charles Somebody Harrison Somebody-Else Duvall.  We called him Chick.  That's what he looked like, toddling around: little pecan head sitting on a scrawny neck, two bright buttons for eyes, and a feathery mess of hair she couldn't keep slicked down for nothing."
Which of the following best describes her style?
a)
formal and ornate
b)
playful and informal
c)
confusing and serious
d)
loving and nostalgic 
18.

What is the main difference between WORD CHOICE and IMAGERY?

a)

Word Choice is all about specific words chosen to TELL the reader something important; Imagery is about SHOWING the reader something important.

b)

Word Choice gets highlighted in one color and Imagery gets a different color.

c)

Word Choice is simple and Imagery is hard.

d)

Word Choice develops Tone and Imagery develops Mood.

19.

Using ___________ allows authors to engage a reader's senses.

a)

imagery

b)

diction

c)

mood

d)

tone

20.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

My fingers lingered on the familiar leaves....

a)

sight

b)

taste

c)

smell

d)

touch

21.

Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence?

The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

a)

taste

b)

sight

c)

touch

d)

smell

22.
What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch 
d)
Taste