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1.

What is the MOST important thing a writer should consider when choosing a topic for a reflective essay?

why the incident is important

how frequently the incident occurred

how long ago the incident occurred

how infrequently the incident occurred

2.
In Robert Holczer’s interview about living through the Holocaust, he discusses the Boy Scouts. Read the excerpt below.
I also belonged to an underground Boy Scout group, I was an avid underground Boy Scout. The reason I say underground because we couldn’t be legal Boy Scouts. The Boy Scout movement, which was based on brotherhood and equality of all, declared that Jews are not equal and therefore all Jewish Boy Scout organizations were disbanded and Jews were also thrown out of those Boy Scout groups that were not affiliated with some Jewish school or something.
What is this excerpt an example of what?

emotions

persuasion

reflection

description

3. Which situation is MOST likely to make readers doubt the validity of a published personal account?

The author has a good reason to be biased.

The author includes personal feelings along with facts.

The author doesn’t record information every day.

The author describes only a few important events.

4. Which organizational pattern would you use to show how you overcame a fear or accomplished one of your goals?

chronological

cause and effect

problem-solution

comparison/contrast

5. When Anne says, “Maurice Coster is one of my many admirers. . . .,” she provides an example of which kind of detail?

implied

explicit

exclusive

implicit

6.
How do diarists most often develop themes in diaries?

by stating them in the title of the diary

by stating them once at the end

by repeating the ideas in different ways

by hiding them in coded messages

7. What purpose does context, or background information, serve in a reflective essay?

to provide clues about how the narrative will end

to remind readers of similar stories they may have read

to explain why the event's details matter to you

to help readers understand what happens next

8. How is mood different from tone?

Mood is how the writer feels about the audience, and tone is how the audience feels about the writer.

Mood is the atmosphere the writer wants the reader to feel, and tone is a writer’s feelings toward a topic.

Mood is a writer’s feelings toward a topic, and tone is the atmosphere the writer wants the reader to feel.

Mood is when the writer only uses the denotations of words, and tone is when writers only use the connotations of words.

9. Which sentences describe characteristics of an effective anecdote? Select all correct answers.

It mentions everyone remotely associated with the story.

It thoroughly describes all of the settings.

It is a short snapshot of an event or person.

It jumps into the action quickly.

10. What is included when someone uses an objective point of view?

feelings

beliefs

facts

opinions

11. Match each word with its definition.
1.
industrious
2.
lamentations
3.
capitulation
4.
impasse
5.
mayhem
6.
egotistical
7.
abominable
8.
pedantic
9.
harangue
10.
repercussions
a.
the act of surrendering
b.
characterized as having too high of an opinion of oneself
c.
a state of disorder
d.
the effects of something
e.
gridlock or standstill
f.
hard-working
g.
overly concerned about small details
h.
terrible; extremely poor
i.
expressions of sorrow
j.
a long, angry rant or speech

12. In the first part of her diary, Anne discusses the restrictions on Jews, how Jews are being treated, and her feelings about what she has witnessed. What does this information tell you about Anne as a narrator?

She is an insensitive and selfish narrator.

She is intelligently aware of her circumstances.

She is completely unaware of her circumstances.

She exaggerates for dramatic effect.

13How does point of view affect the content of an autobiography?

It causes the author to describe events very objectively.

It determines what details about an event are shared.

It allows the author to share everyone’s thoughts and feelings.

It requires stories to be told using the pronoun he or she.

14
In what ways do writers reflect on incidents?

by expressing their thoughts and feelings indirectly

by describing themselves as through a mirror

by directly stating their thoughts and feelings

by making fun of other people’s feelings

15. How do writers indicate tone and mood in writing?

by stating both directly

by showing rather than telling

by using denotations

by using diction

1 answer

Here are the answers to the questions you provided:

  1. What is the MOST important thing a writer should consider when choosing a topic for a reflective essay?

    • Answer: why the incident is important

  2. What is this excerpt an example of what?

    • Answer: reflection

  3. Which situation is MOST likely to make readers doubt the validity of a published personal account?

    • Answer: The author has a good reason to be biased.

  4. Which organizational pattern would you use to show how you overcame a fear or accomplished one of your goals?

    • Answer: chronological

  5. When Anne says, “Maurice Coster is one of my many admirers. . . .,” she provides an example of which kind of detail?

    • Answer: explicit

  6. How do diarists most often develop themes in diaries?

    • Answer: by repeating the ideas in different ways

  7. What purpose does context, or background information, serve in a reflective essay?

    • Answer: to explain why the event's details matter to you

  8. How is mood different from tone?

    • Answer: Mood is the atmosphere the writer wants the reader to feel, and tone is a writer’s feelings toward a topic.

  9. Which sentences describe characteristics of an effective anecdote? Select all correct answers.

    • Answer:
      • It is a short snapshot of an event or person.
      • It jumps into the action quickly.

  10. What is included when someone uses an objective point of view?

    • Answer: facts

  11. Match each word with its definition.

    1. industrious - f. hard-working
    1. lamentations - i. expressions of sorrow
    1. capitulation - a. the act of surrendering
    1. impasse - e. gridlock or standstill
    1. mayhem - c. a state of disorder
    1. egotistical - b. characterized as having too high of an opinion of oneself
    1. abominable - h. terrible; extremely poor
    1. pedantic - g. overly concerned about small details
    1. harangue - j. a long, angry rant or speech
    1. repercussions - d. the effects of something

  1. What does this information tell you about Anne as a narrator?

    • Answer: She is intelligently aware of her circumstances.

  2. How does point of view affect the content of an autobiography?

    • Answer: It determines what details about an event are shared.

  3. In what ways do writers reflect on incidents?

    • Answer: by directly stating their thoughts and feelings

  4. How do writers indicate tone and mood in writing?

    • Answer: by using diction

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