Exam 7: Audience, Purpose, and Tone

An academic voice is characterized by​

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??

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. ​

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

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

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

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??

Which definition below is NOT a figure of speech?​

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

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

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

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

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.

Which sentence below includes a simile?​

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?

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

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

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

Which sentence below does NOT use trite language?​

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?