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What is the central idea of a passage?
What is the central idea of a passage?
- The main idea or point that the author is trying to make (correct)
- A specific detail or example in the passage
- The author's perspective on a particular topic
- The author's purpose in writing the passage
What is the author's purpose when their purpose is to inform?
What is the author's purpose when their purpose is to inform?
- To entertain the reader with a story
- To express the author's personal opinion
- To provide the reader with information or facts (correct)
- To persuade the reader to take a certain action
What is the author's argument composed of?
What is the author's argument composed of?
- Neither a claim nor evidence
- A claim and evidence to support it (correct)
- Only evidence
- Only a claim
What is the function of evidence in an author's argument?
What is the function of evidence in an author's argument?
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What is the organizational structure of a passage that presents facts in the order they occurred?
What is the organizational structure of a passage that presents facts in the order they occurred?
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What is the relationship between a claim and evidence in an author's argument?
What is the relationship between a claim and evidence in an author's argument?
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What is the author's perspective?
What is the author's perspective?
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What is the main difference between a claim and evidence?
What is the main difference between a claim and evidence?
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