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Part 3: Text Structure in an Informational Text Answers

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Which excerpt most effectively conveys a conversational and engaging tone?

A
"Although many players visit Stratford in Shakespeare’s youth, the town’s corporation prohibits traveling actors from performing there in 1602."
B
"The Lord Admiral’s Men have Edward Alleyn: a very tall and powerful man who roars his part as he crosses the stage."
C
"You will see people standing in hats with pipes in hand, and women in their headdresses, all chatting, with an eye open for people they know."
D
"There are two large columns, both elaborately painted, which support the roof that covers the back of the stage."
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What should a reader consider when tracing chronological text structure? Select 3 options.

A
the meaning behind the events
B
the causal relationships between events
C
the responses and reactions to events
D
the factors that influence events
E
the author's purpose in describing the events
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Organization, tone, and word choice should be considered when evaluating effective

A
definitions and key terms.
B
grammar and punctuation.
C
transitions and introductions.
D
text structure and style.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.These [the miracle plays] go out of favor when the privy council decrees that they are too close to Catholicism and should stop. Those at York cease in 1569. In Chester the citizens defy the privy council and continue performing their play about Noah’s Flood well into the 1570s. The Coventry mystery plays are finally suppressed in 1579, so this is the town to visit if you want to catch one later in the reign. The Guary miracle play in Cornwall continues for some years but is so amateurish it can hardly be seen as a threat.

A
The plays being performed in York ceased.
B
The council declared that the miracle plays should stop.
C
The Coventry mystery plays were finally suppressed.
D
The Guary miracle play in Cornwall ended.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.In 1574 the city authorities are given powers to restrict playhouses, forcing the actors to find new premises in the suburbs. This becomes a golden opportunity for John Brayne and his brother-in-law, James Burbage, who in 1576 build a new theater, simply called The Theatre, at Shoreditch, just half a mile north of Bishopsgate. The following year a second theater, the Curtain, is built just two hundred yards away. Despite some heavy opposition from Puritan preachers and moralists, both theaters are successful.

A
Because successful theaters were built outside of the city, many theaters shut down in the suburbs.
B
Because John Brayne built a new theater, city authorities restricted playhouses.
C
Because city authorities restricted playhouses, new theaters were built outside city limits and grew to be successful.
D
Because the Curtain was built in the suburbs, Puritan preachers began to oppose theaters in the city.
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Which sentence most effectively helps readers envision a scene?

A
"The reason for these names is that . . . the Act of 1572 specifically excludes players properly authorized by lords from being considered vagabonds."
B
"However, as the new theater proves more and more popular, actors, writers, and audiences become increasingly centered on the London playhouses."
C
"If you are sitting in the gallery you will have a clear view of the stage as it projects out from the far side of the round enclosure."
D
"It has been a long time in development but Elizabeth’s reign sees the advent of a dramatic culture which has meaning for us in the modern world."
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Descriptive details help the reader

A
eliminate unnecessary information.
B
present information in a logical way.
C
organize details in order of importance.
D
envision a concept or scenario.
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Which option shows the text signaling the sequence of events?

A
"At the start of the reign the majority of productions are miracle plays . . ."
B
". . . a prompter goes to each actor in turn and whispers his speech to him, line by line."
C
". . . people increasingly choose to see secular plays on historical and moral themes."
D
"If there are any female parts, these are played by boys dressed as women."
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.As you approach the theaters you will notice that they all seem to be round; in fact, they are polygonal—the Globe is twenty-sided, the Rose fourteen-sided. Whichever one you choose, you can expect to queue with two thousand other people to get in. You will see people standing in hats with pipes in hand, and women in their headdresses, all chatting, with an eye open for people they know. Entrance costs a penny: this allows you to stand in the yard in front of the stage, an uncovered area (hence the need for a hat).

A
emphasize how out of place the readers would feel in the past.
B
make the readers feel like part of the exciting theater experience.
C
distance the readers from the historical events described.
D
make the readers understand how boring a play could be.
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What does a chronological text structure use to signal the sequence of time?

A
causes and effects
B
reactions to events
C
words or dates
D
responses to events

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