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