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Part 3: Text Structure in an Informational Text Answers

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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.These [the miracle plays] go out of favor when the privy council decrees that they are too close to Catholicism and should stop. Those at York cease in 1569. In Chester the citizens defy the privy council and continue performing their play about Noah’s Flood well into the 1570s. The Coventry mystery plays are finally suppressed in 1579, so this is the town to visit if you want to catch one later in the reign. The Guary miracle play in Cornwall continues for some years but is so amateurish it can hardly be seen as a threat.

A
The plays being performed in York ceased.
B
The council declared that the miracle plays should stop.
C
The Coventry mystery plays were finally suppressed.
D
The Guary miracle play in Cornwall ended.
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Which excerpt most effectively conveys a conversational and engaging tone?

A
"Although many players visit Stratford in Shakespeare’s youth, the town’s corporation prohibits traveling actors from performing there in 1602."
B
"The Lord Admiral’s Men have Edward Alleyn: a very tall and powerful man who roars his part as he crosses the stage."
C
"You will see people standing in hats with pipes in hand, and women in their headdresses, all chatting, with an eye open for people they know."
D
"There are two large columns, both elaborately painted, which support the roof that covers the back of the stage."
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.By the end of the reign he [Jonson] has married, had two children and lost one, tried to become an actor and failed, become a playwright, been arrested for a scurrilous play and released, killed another actor in a duel, been arrested again and put on trial for murder, and escaped hanging by pleading benefit of the clergy. The play for which he is arrested, The Isle of Dogs, coauthored with Thomas Nashe, is so slanderous and offensive that the privy council orders the closure not just of the play but of every theater in London.

A
Jonson becoming a playwright
B
Jonson and Nashe writing The Isle of Dogs
C
the clergy pardoning Jonson
D
the actor being killed in a duel
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.The Elizabethan theater as we know it develops slowly. In 1562 the play Gorboduc, the first English play to include blank verse, is performed in front of the queen at the Inner Temple in London. This is written by two gentlemen, Thomas Sackville (the future earl of Dorset) and Thomas Norton, and leaves a lasting impression. Its tale of a kingdom torn between two heirs has great significance for the audience of the day. Other plays follow, drawing on classical themes as well as on ancient British and medieval history, written by (among others) John Heywood, John Pickering, and Lewis Wager. A sign of their success is the construction in 1567 of the first purpose-built theater, the Red Lion, built by John Brayne in Whitechapel.

A
The Red Lion was built by John Brayne.
B
Thomas Sackville became the earl of Dorset.
C
John Pickering and Lewis Wager wrote new plays.
D
Gorboduc was performed in front of the queen.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.Eight years later Francis Langley erects the Swan on a site nearby; and in 1596 Richard Burbage builds the Blackfriars Theatre, an indoor venue, although it does not open its doors until 1599. Most important of all, Shakespeare, Richard and Cuthbert Burbage, and their partners dismantle The Theatre and remove its beams to a new site at Southwark, where it is rebuilt in 1599 as the Globe. When Edward Alleyn builds the Fortune on the northern edge of the city in 1600, the array of Elizabethan theaters is complete.

A
by using a humorous and lighthearted tone.
B
by randomly listing when certain theaters were built in the past.
C
by using a grave and critical tone.
D
by listing in chronological order when several important theaters were built.
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What should a reader consider when tracing chronological text structure? Select 3 options.

A
the meaning behind the events
B
the causal relationships between events
C
the responses and reactions to events
D
the factors that influence events
E
the author's purpose in describing the events
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Which sentence most effectively helps readers envision a scene?

A
"The reason for these names is that . . . the Act of 1572 specifically excludes players properly authorized by lords from being considered vagabonds."
B
"However, as the new theater proves more and more popular, actors, writers, and audiences become increasingly centered on the London playhouses."
C
"If you are sitting in the gallery you will have a clear view of the stage as it projects out from the far side of the round enclosure."
D
"It has been a long time in development but Elizabeth’s reign sees the advent of a dramatic culture which has meaning for us in the modern world."
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Descriptive details help the reader

A
eliminate unnecessary information.
B
present information in a logical way.
C
organize details in order of importance.
D
envision a concept or scenario.
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Organization, tone, and word choice should be considered when evaluating effective

A
definitions and key terms.
B
grammar and punctuation.
C
transitions and introductions.
D
text structure and style.
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Which of the following sentences signals a sequence of events?

A
"Unfortunately this is located too far from the city . . ."
B
"The queen continues to encourage dramatic art . . ."
C
"Eight years later Francis Langley erects the Swan . . ."
D
"Thomas Nashe brings forth his masterpiece . . ."

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