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To analyze an author’s style, which elements should the reader identify? Check all that apply.

A
audience
B
plot
C
point of view
D
tone
E
word choice
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Which question should writers ask in order to consider their audience?

A
When is my writing due?
B
Who will read my writing?
C
How long should my writing be?
D
How will I reach my writing goal?
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A
developing
B
evaluating
C
memorizing
D
paraphrasing
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Read the literary analysis of The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.In The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England, Mortimer helps readers relate to how deadly the plague was. He uses specific, clear examples to make his points, such as in the following example.

A
Elizabethans studied Galen, who lived in the second century CE.
B
Sixteenth-century medical assumptions were wrong.
C
After the 1556 outbreak, people did not know whether the plague would return.
D
An estimated 250,000 people died during the epidemic.
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At what point should a writer introduce evidence in a paragraph?

A
in the topic sentence
B
before making a point
C
after making a point
D
in the concluding statement
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Which of these are examples of strong evidence? Check all that apply.

A
evidence that is specific to the topic
B
evidence that is directly related to the topic
C
evidence that is based on personal opinions about the topic
D
evidence that is substantial enough to fully support the topic
E
evidence that is colorful enough to make the topic entertaining
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Which of these are examples of strong evidence? Check all that apply.

A
evidence that is specific to the topic
B
evidence that is directly related to the topic
C
evidence that is based on personal opinions about the topic
D
evidence that is substantial enough to fully support the topic
E
evidence that is colorful enough to make the topic entertaining
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Read the passage from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.If you want to know which years are a good time to visit and which years to avoid, the following is a guide to the extremes. The years of greatest plenty—i.e., those in which the price of grain is 20 percent or more below the average—are 1564, 1566, 1569–71, 1583–84, 1587–88, 1592–93, and 1602, the very best being 1592 and 1593, when grain prices are just 56 percent and 65 percent of the average.

A
analyze the information logically.
B
enjoy the humor in the information.
C
feel excited about the information.
D
engage with the information emotionally.
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When a reader evaluates an author’s style, the reader

A
memorizes passages of interest.
B
adopts an attitude toward the text.
C
summarizes the main topics in the text.
D
judges it in a careful and thoughtful way.
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A
developing
B
evaluating
C
memorizing
D
paraphrasing

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