Identity Project - English test

1.

1 point

What was the voice for your writing in the diary entries?

Your assigned war

Your feelings about the war

Your assigned character

Your description of the character’s family and friends

2.

1 point

Which of the following would most likely contain historical bias?

A book called “We Shall Overcome: How Our Rights are Still Unequal”

A textbook chapter about the presidency of Herbert Hoover

An article describing a Civil War reenactment in Prairie Grove

A video series about Nazi Germany

3.

1 point

Which of the following would mostly likely contain narrative writing?

A newspaper article about a car crash

An online report about fashion week

A children’s storybook

A “What I Did Over My Summer” essay

All of the above

Both A & B

Both A & C

Both B & D

Both C & D

4.

1 point

“The puppy ran down the road towards home. He was glad to have had a wonderful adventure, but now it was time to see his family.”

This sentence is most likely from what type of writing?

Narrative

Expository

Persuasive

There is not enough information to tell.

5.

1 point

In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what was the voice of the story?

A historian

Bess

Anne’s father

Anne

6.

1 point

“Barium is just one of the elements that Dr. Richardson mentions in his doctoral thesis. Some other elements considered are nitrogen, oxygen, and radium. You can read the thesis online starting March 4.”

This sentence is most likely from what type of writing?

Narrative

Expository

Persuasive

There is not enough information to tell.

7.

1 point

“Anne is a precocious young girl on a mission to prove herself.”
This sentence is most likely from what type of writing?

Narrative

Expository

Persuasive

There is not enough information to tell.

8.

1 point

What is literary bias?

When the author takes in all perspectives

When the author uses specific tone words

When the author uses false information to make a point

When the author presents his/her opinion as the truth

9.

1 point

Which of the following sentences concerning “voice” and “tone” is correct?

Voice is the mood of a piece of writing, while tone is the sound of it

Voice is the personality behind the writing, while tone is the way the author speaks about the topic

Voice is the personality behind the writing, while tone is the way an audience feels after reading the writing.

None of the above.

10.

1 point

In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what was the tone of the story?

Lighthearted and hilarious

Angry at the world

Heavy and depressing

Cheerful, but sometimes serious

11.

1 point

Which of the following words could NOT be classified as a tone word?

patriotic

humorous

romantic

long

bitter

rude

12.

1 point

Which of the following would most likely contain expository writing?

Both C & D

Both B & D

A “What I Did Over My Summer” essay

All of the above

A children’s storybook

A newspaper article about a car crash

Both A & B

Both A & C

An online report about fashion week