What is a historical setting?(1 point)

Question

Responses

a setting from a past time in a real place
a setting from a past time in a real place

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

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

a setting from the current 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.What is a cultural setting?(1 point)
Responses

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Answer 1

1. What is a historical setting?

   • Response: a setting from a past time in a real place

2. Select “Yes” or “No” to show whether each statement describes a work of historical fiction.

   • An author writes about a real-life scientist and how he discovered penicillin by accident in the 1920s. Yes
   • An author writes about two fictional brothers who go to California during the Gold Rush in the 1800s. Yes
   • An author writes about a scientist who invents a time travel device and goes to prehistoric times. No
   • An author writes about two sisters who work together to create a brand-new social media platform. No

3. What is a cultural setting?

   • Response: the social environment of a text’s setting

4. Select “Yes” or “No” to show whether each fact about a main character could contribute to the development of the cultural setting.

   • 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 choice is an example of an idiom?

   • Response: When I looked out the window, I saw it was raining cats and dogs.