4/12 - 4/16 Review

Which of the following best defines the term concoction?

• Mix medicines

• Disease

• Chance

• Celebration

Which of the following best defines the term apothecary?

• A scientist

• A pharmacist

• A teacher

• A surgeon

What was one of the challenges that Isaac Newton faced while growing up?

• Isaac was taunted by his classmates

• At 15, Isaac was forced to leave school and help his family with the farm

• Isaac had a difficult time focusing on chores and other work on the farm

• All of the above

While studying at Cambridge University, Isaac Newton became a sizar, also known as . . .

• A student who did not want to learn.

• A student who needed the support of a tutor.

• A student who was able to pay for college by working and running errands.

• A student who was at the top of their class.

Isaac Newton is best known for his discovery of which of the following?

• Outer space

• Gravity

• Electricity

• Photosynthesis

Which of the following items led Isaac Newton to the discovery of gravitation?

• An apple

• A textbook

• A telescope

• A planet

Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Loaded language

The overall lesson that the author wants the audience to take away from a text is best described as which of the following?

• The central idea

• The claim

• The hook

• The author's purpose

The main reason for writing a nonfiction text is defined as which of the following?

• The author’s bias

• The claim

• The author's purpose

• The central message

Writing that is typically placed within the beginning of a nonfiction text to make the reader more interested while reading is which of the following?

• The author’s bias

• The hook

• The claim

• The title