Understanding Text and Language--Unit 1 Test #2

What does the term "context" refer to in a text?

• The main characters in a story

• The situation or background to a text or its writer

• The climax of a story

• The moral lesson of a text

Who is considered the "audience" of a text?

• The author of the text

• The editor of the text

• The reader(s) or listener(s) of a text

• The publisher of the text

What does "mood" refer to in a text?

• The plot of the story

• The atmosphere or feeling created by a text

• The number of chapters in a book

• The setting of the story

What does "chronological" mean in terms of text?

• Arranged in alphabetical order

• Sequenced according to time

• Organized by importance

• Listed by author

What is the term for the name we give to things, ideas, and places?

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Adverb

What is the opposite of a proper noun?

• Common noun

• Abstract noun

• Collective noun

• Compound noun

Which part of speech describes an action or state?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

What describes the manner in which something is done, such as "quickly" or "completely"?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

• Noun

Which words take the place of nouns or noun phrases?

• Adjectives

• Verbs

• Pronouns

• Adverbs

What is a word or phrase used to link ideas together in a text?

• Conjunction

• Connective

• Preposition

• Interjection