Language Arts: Quiz 3: Analyzing Story Structure; Comparing and Contrasting Stories
True or False The sequence of events is who did each action
False
True or False An animal or a thing may be one of the characters in a story
True
True or False One example of an author's purpose is to entertain.
True
True or False: News reports should contain evidence of validity
True
The main action of a story is its _____
plot
A story's structure, organized by main ideas supporting details, is in the form of ____
An outline
Writing a story to entertain, to inform, or to persuade are examples of the ______
Author's purpose
The ones who complete the action of a story are the ______
Characters
Albert Einstein was born in 1879. He is still continuing his scientific explorations.
Check Copyright Date
We believe this machine will give the best performance in comparison with other machines on the market.
Check other references
To point out great differences is to _____
Contrast
Fact or Opinion: Yesterday's temperature was eighty-four degrees.
Fact
Valid or invalid: People love picnics because my neighbors have a picnic every Saturday.
Invalid
The most important thing that the writer wants you to know from a story is the _______
Main message or theme
Fact or Opinion: Warm weather is everyone's favorite.
Opinion
The order in which action occurs in the _____
Sequence of events
When and where a story occurs is the ______
Setting
Valid or Invalid: More Americans like football than hockey, because statistics show that many more people watch football games than hockeye games.
Valid
To point out how things are alike is to _____
compare
The order in which one event follows another is called the ____
sequence