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What is a historical setting?(1 point)
Responses

a setting from a difficult time with great conflict
a setting from a difficult time with great conflict

a setting from the current time in a real place
a setting from the current time in a real place

a setting from any time in an imaginary place
a setting from any time in an imaginary place

a setting from a past time in a real place

Select “Yes” or “No” to show whether each statement describes a work of historical fiction.(2 points)
Yes No
An author writes about a real-life scientist and how he discovered penicillin by accident in the 1920s.


An author writes about two fictional brothers who go to California during the Gold Rush in the 1800s.


An author writes about a scientist who invents a time travel device and goes to prehistoric times.


An author writes about two sisters who work together to create a brand-new social media platform.


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What is a cultural setting?(1 point)
Responses

the social environment of a text’s setting
the social environment of a text’s setting

the physical environment of a text’s setting
the physical environment of a text’s setting

the time when a story takes place
the time when a story takes place

the location where a story takes place
the location where a story takes place
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Select “Yes” or “No” to show whether each fact about a main character could contribute to the development of the cultural setting.(2 points)
Yes No
the language the character speaks


the color of the character’s hair


the things the character cooks


the character’s names for her parents


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Which choice is an example of an idiom?(1 point)
Responses

I knew I would never see another sunset this beautiful in a million years.
I knew I would never see another sunset this beautiful in a million years.

The wind howled and screeched, looking for a way to get inside.
The wind howled and screeched, looking for a way to get inside.

The clouds were a fluffy blanket that sheltered us from the midday heat.
The clouds were a fluffy blanket that sheltered us from the midday heat.

When I looked out the window, I saw it was raining cats and dogs.
When I looked out the window, I saw it was raining cats and dogs.
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Answer 1

1) What is a historical setting?
- a setting from a past time in a real place

2) Which describe historical fiction? (Yes / No)
- Real-life scientist discovers penicillin in the 1920s — Yes
- Two fictional brothers go to California during the Gold Rush (1800s) — Yes
- Scientist invents time travel and goes to prehistoric times — No
- Two sisters create a brand-new social media platform — No

3) What is a cultural setting?
- the social environment of a text’s setting

4) Which facts could contribute to the cultural setting? (Yes / No)
- the language the character speaks — Yes
- the color of the character’s hair — No
- the things the character cooks — Yes
- the character’s names for her parents — Yes

5) Which is an idiom?
- "When I looked out the window, I saw it was raining cats and dogs."