3.9 Explain the difference between a biography and autobiography
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 3
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1The details in paragraph 8 show that Adams believes that —sometimes doctors cannot make people laughsometimes humor can help people healpatients should be required to joke with doctorsdoctors should be required to wear funny costumes60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q2What is the most likely reason Adams opened his own hospital?He wanted to provide medical care to patients in the way he believed was best.He needed a place where he could treat patients while writing a book.He needed a place where he could teach medical workers how to make patients laugh.He wanted to work in a hospital that had an unusual name.60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q3The author ends the selection with the information in paragraph 11 in order to —share advice about how the reader can help sick peopledescribe one way Adams makes people laughprovide the reader with information on how to become a doctoridentify the number of books Adams has written60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q4Millan believes it is important for dog owners to —show their dogs that they are in chargewatch how other people control their dogsteach their dogs unusual tricksspeak quietly to their dogs60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q5With which statement would the author most likely agree?Millan has a special talent for dealing with all kinds of dogs.Millan understands that some dogs are too difficult to train.Millan is disappointed that he was not able to train dogs for the movies.Millan wants to give all people the chance to own a dog of their own.60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q6The author wrote this selection most likely to —amuse the reader with Bridwell’s funny ideasexplain to the reader how to become famousteach the reader how to draw cartoonstell the reader about a popular children’s book author60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q7The author included paragraphs 5 and 6 mainly to show —how Clifford has remained popular over the yearsthat Bridwell found success in television and filmwhy Clifford is loved by many children everywherewhat plans Bridwell has for Clifford in the future60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q8The subheadings in the selection support the main idea that Mrs. Baird —was pleased that her family helped herwanted everyone to have enough breadwas proud of the baked goods she madeturned a small business into a large one60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q9Which statement describes one of Mrs. Baird’s business challenges?She was not able to remember the type of baked goods her customers ordered.She needed to find new ways to deliver her baked goods as sales increased.She was not able to make enough money to purchase supplies.She had trouble teaching her children how to help with the business.60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q10The author included the section titled “A Family Affair” to describe how Mrs. Baird’s children —learned how to bake breadencouraged people to buy her breadLiked the bread she bakedhelped her in the bread business60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography
- Q11One likely reason Mrs. Baird became a successful business owner is that —her business allowed her to spend time with her childrenher business involved something that she enjoyed doingshe did not want to work in a restaurant like her husbandshe did not want people to have to make their own bread60sExplain the difference in point of view between a biography and autobiography