Author's Purpose/Structures/Features/Punctuation/Central Idea

Which of the following is an example of a text feature? Select ALL that apply.

• Footnotes

• Headings/Subheadings

• Chronological Sequence of Events

• Compare/Contrast

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CCSS.RI.7.5

What is an example of a text structure? Select ALL that apply.

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause/Effect

• Description and/or list

• Photograph

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CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of the following could be the author's purpose?

• To inform + author's message about the topic

• To persuade + author's message about the topic

• To entertain + author's message about the topic

• Central Idea

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CCSS.RI.7.6

Which of the following is an example of syntax (sentence structure)? Select ALL that apply.

• Commas

• Colons

• Dash

• Rhetorical questions

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CCSS.L.7.2A

CCSS.L.7.2B

Punctuation is a part of syntax (sentence structure).

• True

• False

What is diction?

• The author's choice of words in a piece of text.

• The arrangement of words/phrases to create well-formed sentences.

• A question not meant to be answered.

• The way the author organizes information in a text.

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CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the denotation of a word?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The feelings/emotions associated with a word

What is the connotation of a word?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The feelings/emotions associated with a word

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words can have a __________ connotative feeling to them.

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

• All of these

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is a function of a comma? Select ALL that apply.

• For descriptive lists

• To separate the beginning of a sentence from the rest

• For listing dates

• To give additional information

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CCSS.L.7.2A

CCSS.L.7.2B