Select the correct answer.Which point of view would the author agree with? A. Writers like Shakespeare can write on the spur of the moment. B. Inspiration can come from suggestions from anonymous readers. C. The only way to be motivated is to get out and experience all that life offers. D. How writing appears is more interesting than what the writing is about.

Which is true about why writers write?Writers want you to think about what they've written and for you to create your own ideas about the text to share with others.Writers want you to repeat what they say to others. What you think as a reader doesn't matter.

Which is an author most likely to use to convey a sense of place in their writing?A.Important themesB.Vivid imageryC.Action and suspenseD.Abstract ideas

Multiple Choice: 1 pointPurposes: Identify whether the rhetorical purpose in the following statement belongs to the writer (author) or the reader (audience). If they belong to the writer, identify whether they are intended to inform or persuade, and if they belong to the reader, identify whether they are more passive or active.Statement: A student attends A Midsummer Night's Dream, the comedy written by William Shakespeare, and then writes a summary of the play.Group of answer choicesWriter-informativeWriter-persuasiveReader-passiveReader-actie

Which statement best expresses the central idea in the text?A. Reading challenging books helps us develop our point of view.B. Writing about our past helps us uncover what we enjoy doing most.C. Traveling to another country makes us more open to new experiences.D. Understanding different perspectives helps us make sense of the world.

Which of these sentences best expresses the author’s view of Hamlet’s originality and/or source?Answer choices for the above questionA. Hamlet is based on events from Shakespeare’s own youth.B. Hamlet is entirely original, solely from Shakespeare’s own invention.C. Hamlet is mostly derived from a play by Thomas Kyd which has been lost.D. Hamlet is inspired by events which took place in Denmark during Shakespeare’s time.