WorksheetsACT Prep - Reading Terms 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
What are the three primary reasons author's write or create a text?
(Think: Author's Purpose)
Persuade, Infer, Educate
“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!” (Author's Puprose here is to -)
Hellen Keller was born in 1880 and died in 1968. Despite being deaf and blind, Keller was a political activist, a lecturer, an author, and a tireless advocate for those with disabilities. (Author's purpose here is to -"
What is the "tone" of a text?
the reason why an author writes
the way a reader feel while reading, listening or viewing a text
the author's attitude about a topic
the author's attitude about his/her readers
An objective or factual tone in a text would most likely include what kind of details?
personal experiences
senses
reasonable explanations
facts
Tone is expressed through an author's ___________ and ___________.
words; details
images; sounds
images; feelings
ideas; emotions
There are five teams of students in the fifth grade. The blue team has math first period, and the red team has science. The yellow team gets to go outside early in the morning, while the green team goes to music. Only students on the orange team get to play games first period. Each student wears a nametag with his or her color, so that the teachers and students all know where a student should be.
