5.7 Identify The Literary Language And Devices Used In Biographies And Autobiographies
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 5
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1Having access to the comforts of wealth during her childhood made Cameron realize that she —was not interested in a life of luxuryhad a desire to work with animalswanted to move away from her familywanted to be a photographer60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q2What is the best summary of the section titled “Making a Living”?Since Evelyn Cameron was not successful as a farmer, she decided to start a photography business to earn money. In 1894 she purchased a camera and spent time developing her skills as a photographer. She then managed to find regular work taking pictures of cowboys and pioneer women.Evelyn Cameron enjoyed the hard work of farming and ranching, but most of all she enjoyed taking photographs. She traveled to many places throughout Montana and took portraits of people. She even started a photography business, taking pictures mostly of cowboys and ranchers.After making money selling vegetables and renting out rooms, Evelyn Cameron started a photography business. She took portraits of many different people. When her husband’s health worsened, she had to devote more of her time to necessary ranch chores.Evelyn Cameron sold vegetables and rented out rooms to people but did not make much money. In 1894 Cameron bought a camera to start taking photographs. She practiced photography until she became skillful. She used this new skill as she traveled around taking portraits of people to earn money.60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q3Read this sentence from the selection. The author included this quotation to show the reader that Cameron —was unaware of the physical effort that ranch work requiredfocused on changing the way work was done in ranching communitiesthought ranch work was more interesting than photographyvalued being independent and hardworking more than having a comfortable life60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q4The author says that Cameron and her husband “fell in love with the open sky, the colorful sunsets, and the star-filled nights” to emphasize Cameron’s belief that —Montana had more hours of daylight than Englandthe weather was better in Montana than in Englanda beautiful environment was a desirable quality for a homethe best photographs could be taken at night60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q5Which sentence from the selection best shows that Catchings cares about other people?Most importantly, she combines her love for basketball with her passion for helping children achieve their dreams.During her four years at the university, the Lady Vols had an overall record of 134 wins and only 10 losses, partly because of Catchings’s outstanding play.She strongly believes—and is living proof—that working hard and having confidence can help anyone succeed.Catchings always sat up front and stayed after class to ask questions about the lessons.60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q6What event in Catchings’s life has most influenced her charity work?She participated on the U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team.She decided to stop hiding her disability while in college.She led her high school teams to state championships.She moved to Duncanville, Texas.60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q7Catchings’s actions throughout her school years suggest that she —was determined to do her best in many areas of her lifeknew she would play professional basketball one daythought her hearing would improve as she got olderwanted to be noticed by her classmates and teammates60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q8The author organized the selection with subheadings most likely to —provide information about each person who helped Catchingsfocus on different phases of Catchings’s lifehighlight the charities that Catchings is most involved withshow how Catchings’s actions have affected others60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q9What was an unexpected result of Catchings’s relationship with Pat Summitt?Summitt taught Catchings how to overcome her disability.Catchings taught Summitt lessons on how to communicate better.Summitt encouraged Catchings to use her disability to set a good example.Catchings helped Summitt become a better basketball coach.60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q10What do the details in paragraph 5 help the reader understand about Wagner?He lacked the patience that coaches of major league teams expected of players.He needed the proper equipment before a major league team would select him.He was underestimated because of his appearance.He was unhappy with his performance on the minor league team.60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q11Which sentence from the selection shows that Wagner was a positive influence on others?Wagner tried to retire, but his coaches persuaded him to keep playing because they believed the team benefited from his leadership.Wagner would load about 2,000 pounds of coal onto a cart each day, earning 70cents for a day’s hard labor.For much of that time, he was the best hitter in the National League.Wagner’s love for the game would help him become one of the greatest baseball players of all time.60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q12By including the details in paragraph 3, the author most likely hopes to convey that Wagner —enjoyed interacting with players during the Pittsburgh Pirates home gamessettled for playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates because the team played close to his childhood homehad a real passion for baseball from an early agetook time to explore a professional career that was not related to baseball60s5.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
