Deck 7: Audience, Purpose, and Tone

Question 1

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 7 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ¹ The first primates arose between 85 million and 65 million years ago, in tropical Paleocene forests. By the Eocene, the primates were living higher in the trees. They now had a shorter snout, a larger brain, better daytime vision, and better ways to grasp and manipulate objects. How did these traits evolve?
²Trees offered food and safety from ground-dwelling predators. There also were zones of uncompromising selection. Picture an Eocene morning, leaves swaying in the breeze, colorful fruit, and predatory birds. An odor-sensitive, long snout would not have been useful; breezes disperse odors. A brain that assessed motion, depth, shape, and color, along with skeletal changes, must have been favored. For example, eye sockets became positioned in front instead of on the sides of the skull-a better arrangement for depth perception.
-adapted from Starr,   Biology: Concepts and Applications , p. 395
What is the purpose of the reading passage??

A) ?to entertain
B) ?to inform
C) ?to persuade
D) ?to criticize

Answer 1

?to inform

Question 2

The intended audience for a professional journal includes students just beginning their higher‐level education.​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What is the purpose of a chapter in an introductory chemistry textbook?​

A) ​to inform
B) ​to persuade
C) ​to entertain
D) ​to share

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 7 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹ The first primates arose between 85 million and 65 million years ago, in tropical Paleocene forests. By the Eocene, the primates were living higher in the trees. They now had a shorter snout, a larger brain, better daytime vision, and better ways to grasp and manipulate objects. How did these traits evolve?
²Trees offered food and safety from ground-dwelling predators. There also were zones of uncompromising selection. Picture an Eocene morning, leaves swaying in the breeze, colorful fruit, and predatory birds. An odor-sensitive, long snout would not have been useful; breezes disperse odors. A brain that assessed motion, depth, shape, and color, along with skeletal changes, must have been favored. For example, eye sockets became positioned in front instead of on the sides of the skull-a better arrangement for depth perception.
-adapted from Starr,   Biology: Concepts and Applications , p. 395
What content?related word reflects the author's knowledge of the topic??

A) ?tropical
B) ?brain
C) ?daytime
D) ?Eocene

Question 5

In most cases, specific nouns and verbs carry more meaning in a text than general ones.​

Question 6

Which definition below is NOT a figure of speech?​

A) ​slang
B) ​personification
C) ​hyperbole
D) ​metaphor

Question 7

Which sentences in the text below should be combined to avoid choppiness?​
¹ Libraries have had to evolve with the digital age. ²Although people still read books, they also spend much of their time on the Internet. ³Thus, libraries need to offer computer terminals for conducting research. ⁴They also need to offer e-books. ⁵Librarians are now called information specialists, and they help patrons navigate the vast resources of the Web. ⁶It seems clear that libraries will continue to play an important role in our technologically driven society.

A) ​Sentences 2 and 3
B) ​Sentences 3 and 4
C) ​Sentences 4 and 5
D) ​Sentences 5 and 6

Question 8

​When choosing what voice to use in a text, the author should consider

A) ​purpose
B) ​audience
C) ​both A and B
D) ​none of the above

Question 9

What is the purpose of an editorial in a newspaper?​

A) ​to inform
B) ​to persuade
C) ​to entertain
D) ​to share

Question 10

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 7 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹The first primates arose between 85 million and 65 million years ago, in tropical Paleocene forests. By the Eocene, the primates were living higher in the trees. They now had a shorter snout, a larger brain, better daytime vision, and better ways to grasp and manipulate objects. How did these traits evolve?
²Trees offered food and safety from ground-dwelling predators. There also were zones of uncompromising selection. Picture an Eocene morning, leaves swaying in the breeze, colorful fruit, and predatory birds. An odor-sensitive, long snout would not have been useful; breezes disperse odors. A brain that assessed motion, depth, shape, and color, along with skeletal changes, must have been favored. For example, eye sockets became positioned in front instead of on the sides of the skull-a better arrangement for depth perception.
-adapted from Starr,   Biology: Concepts and Applications , p. 395
In the last sentence of the passage, "arrangement" is a?

A) ?nominalization
B) ?metaphor
C) ?idiom
D) ?colloquialism

Question 11

​Textbook authors often choose an informal tone and personal voice to deliver information about their academic topic.

Question 12

The use of nominalizations helps give a text an academic tone.​

Question 13

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. The language in narratives and personal essays is often ________________.​

A) ​formal and carefully constructed
B) ​characterized by technical terms
C) ​relaxed and informal
D) ​dependent on jargon

Question 14

Choose a more specific adjective to replace the underlined word in the sentence.  My friend Todd read a good mystery novel over the winter break. ​

A) ​nice
B) ​suspenseful
C) ​fun
D) ​great

Question 15

Which sentence below includes a simile?​

A) ​From the airplane, I could see cars on the freeway speeding much faster than the posted limit.
B) ​From the airplane, I could see cars on the freeway in every color of the rainbow.
C) ​From the airplane, I could see cars on the freeway speeding along like tiny ants in a row.
D) ​From the airplane, I could see cars on the freeway headed toward town.

Question 16

An academic voice is characterized by​

A) ​a third‐person point of view
B) ​objectivity
C) ​content‐related words
D) ​all of the above

Question 17

Which sentence below does NOT use trite language?​

A) ​The sprinter ran like the wind.
B) ​My hands were as cold as ice.
C) ​The bleachers were a sea of fluttering orange rally towels.
D) ​Tomorrow is another day.

Question 18

Choose the correct words to complete the sentence: All the students will bring __________ own lunches if ___________ attending the field trip.​

A) ​their, there
B) ​they're, their
C) ​there, they're
D) ​their, they're

Question 19

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 7 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹ The first primates arose between 85 million and 65 million years ago, in tropical Paleocene forests. By the Eocene, the primates were living higher in the trees. They now had a shorter snout, a larger brain, better daytime vision, and better ways to grasp and manipulate objects. How did these traits evolve?
²Trees offered food and safety from ground-dwelling predators. There also were zones of uncompromising selection. Picture an Eocene morning, leaves swaying in the breeze, colorful fruit, and predatory birds. An odor-sensitive, long snout would not have been useful; breezes disperse odors. A brain that assessed motion, depth, shape, and color, along with skeletal changes, must have been favored. For example, eye sockets became positioned in front instead of on the sides of the skull-a better arrangement for depth perception.
-adapted from Starr,   Biology: Concepts and Applications , p. 395
The sentences in the passage are?

A) ?written in the first?person to set an informal tone.
B) ?very short to make it easy to read.
C) ?long and varied to set an academic tone.
D) ?none of the above

Question 20

Choose the sentence below that is written in the active voice.​

A) ​The carnival rides were assembled by crew members.
B) ​The snack vendor cleaned the popcorn machine.
C) ​The elephants were brought to their pens.
D) ​The circus posters were put up all over town.