The term that describes a brief reference in a text to a fictional or historical story, person, or event that readers will be familiar with is allusion.
Which term describes a brief reference in a text to a fictional or historical story, person, or event that readers will be familiar with?(1 point)
Responses
narrative
connection
connection
background
background
allusion
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Harper had always been a curious child, wanting to know how things operated and what made them run. While watching her father install new light fixtures, she marveled at the intricacies of how electricity worked. She asked her father multiple questions to satisfy her curiosity. Harper's mother had warned her husband against answering every question as it would slow the installation process. "You're opening Pandora's box," she said.
Which of the following is the allusion?
(1 point)
Responses
electricity
electricity
Harper
Harper
light fixtures
light fixtures
Pandora's box
Harper had always been a curious child, wanting to know how things operated and what made them run. While watching her father install new light fixtures, she marveled at the intricacies of how electricity worked. She asked her father multiple questions to satisfy her curiosity. Harper's mother had warned her husband against answering every question as it would slow the installation process. "You're opening Pandora's box," she said.
Which of the following is the allusion?
(1 point)
Responses
electricity
electricity
Harper
Harper
light fixtures
light fixtures
Pandora's box
The allusion in the paragraph is Pandora's box.
What should a reader do if they do not recognize the reference made by an allusion? (1 point)
Responses
Recall the definition of allusion.
Recall the definition of allusion.
Look for analogies.
Look for analogies.
Use context clues.
Use context clues.
Look up the word or phrase.
Look up the word or phrase.
Responses
Recall the definition of allusion.
Recall the definition of allusion.
Look for analogies.
Look for analogies.
Use context clues.
Use context clues.
Look up the word or phrase.
Look up the word or phrase.
If a reader does not recognize the reference made by an allusion, they should look up the word or phrase.
What of the following describes the purpose of allusions?(1 point)
Responses
to provide a greater context or meaning to the text
to provide a greater context or meaning to the text
to provide a comparison of the ideas in the text
to provide a comparison of the ideas in the text
to provide an explanation of another text
to provide an explanation of another text
to provide an illustration to support the text
Responses
to provide a greater context or meaning to the text
to provide a greater context or meaning to the text
to provide a comparison of the ideas in the text
to provide a comparison of the ideas in the text
to provide an explanation of another text
to provide an explanation of another text
to provide an illustration to support the text
The purpose of allusions is to provide a greater context or meaning to the text.
Which of the following groups fought each other in the first two years of the Revolutionary War in Georgia?(1 point)
Responses
Conservatives and Loyalists
Conservatives and Loyalists
Loyalists and Patriots
Loyalists and Patriots
Conservatives and Native Americans
Conservatives and Native Americans
British soldiers and Minutemen
Responses
Conservatives and Loyalists
Conservatives and Loyalists
Loyalists and Patriots
Loyalists and Patriots
Conservatives and Native Americans
Conservatives and Native Americans
British soldiers and Minutemen
The group that fought each other in the first two years of the Revolutionary War in Georgia was the Loyalists and Patriots.
Which group did most of the Native Americans finally side with in the Revolution?(1 point)
Responses
Minutemen
Minutemen
Patriots
Patriots
Conservatives
Conservatives
British
Responses
Minutemen
Minutemen
Patriots
Patriots
Conservatives
Conservatives
British
Most of the Native Americans finally sided with the British in the Revolution.
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