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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the author’s main purpose in writing the speech? (The Gettysburg Address)To honor the dead and dedicate the cemetery at GettysburgTo dedicate the opening of Gettysburg National ParkTo inform the audience of the construction of a Gettysburg shoe factoryTo free slaves living in rebelling states
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word consecrate means as used in the speech?To induct into an organizationTo make or declare sacredTo claim the land as a National ParkTo establish zoning for tax purposes
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence best supports Lincoln’s purpose for writing the speech?“Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.”“We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.”“. . . that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”“The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.”
- 4. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentence from the speech.
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation . . .”
What does President Lincoln mean by this statement?That the continent was first settled by EuropeansThat democracy was created by the Founding FathersThe Founding Fathers formed the United States of America in 1776The Founding Fathers formed the United States of American in 1789 - 5. Multiple ChoiceHow does Lincoln’s use of historical reference influence the meaning of the passage?Suggests that the United States is a nation in its infancySuggests that the United States was a nation created through slaverySuggests that the United States was created as a nation of equalitySuggests that the confederacy created by the Articles of Confederation should have remained
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich word best describes the emotions evoked by Lincoln’s speech?VengeanceHopelessnessFrustrationReverence
- 7. Multiple ChoiceCentral Ideas: In most cases, the author directly states the central idea near the ending of the text.TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn other cases, the central idea is implied by the points the author makes.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceEach paragraph in nonfiction develops its own ____________.main ideatopic sentencethemeparagraph
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis main idea is used to support the main idea of the ________.topic sentenceparagraphessaywhole text
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ of a paragraph is often stated in a topic sentence.themesupporting detailsmain ideafirst sentence
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe development of a text’s central idea is directly related toits themeits central ideathe reader's inferencethe author's purpose
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow are themes expressed?Themes are expressed in a statement, or a complete sentence.Themes are expressed through the author's craft.Themes are expressed in nonfiction text.Themes are expressed outside of the main idea.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIf a central idea is directly stated by the author, it is usuallyinferred by the reader.at the beginning of the text.woven within the supporting details.all answers are correct
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA central idea isthe main ideas identified and developed in nonfictiona key point the author wants to make.developed through the use of supporting details.all answers
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