STAAR Bootcamp Review

90% of the time, this will be the Author's Purpose for writing a myth:

• To explain a personal experience the author had

• To explain a historical event or natural occurence

• To entertain the audience

• To make up a fairy tale so that the audience learns an important life lesson

Tone refers to ____________.

• The emotions you feel while reading a story

• The setting of the story

• The emotions of the characters and author of a story

• The moral of the story being read

If you read a passage that described the day as "dark and cloudy that brought cold gusts of wind straight up your neck," what could you assume the mood of the passage is?

• Excited

• Depressing

• Whimsical

• Somber

What sentence below most likely points to the author's purpose for writing a passage?

• "I didn't understand why these weird and curious things kept happening to me."

• "I only know that you'd be silly not to buy this shampoo right now! It's only $9.99 and will give you the most luscious locks you've seen."

• "The man was older than I remembered, as if one day had sent him through decades of pain."

• "Nobody could understand why it happened, they were just glad it did."

Which of the items below is a normal device used to express the tone of a passage to a reader?

• All options

• Imagery

• Character emotion

• Dialogue

If the following words are used in a passage, what would the mood be? (Warm, simple, sunny, and breath of fresh air)

• relaxed

• creepy

• dreadful

• exhausting

Which of the following would most likely be the author's purpose of the myth of Hercules?

• To tell a fun story about a man with super strength

• To explain why some gods did not live on Mount Olympus

• To explain why gods were considered to be immortal in Ancient Greece

• To persuade audiences to believe in Ancient Greek gods.

What does the term mood refer to?

• The way a passage makes the reader feel.

• The way the characters feel within the text.

• The setting and imagery of a text.

• The dialogue between characters in a text.

What is the most commonly used device by filmmakers to express the tone of a film and change the audience's mood?

• Black and white filter

• Hyperbole

• monologues

• Music

Which of the following is not one of the simplest forms of author's purpose

• To inform

• To persuade

• To express

• To entertain

• All choices are correct