Read the selection. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Which of the following expresses an opinion?
Literature is classified into categories called genres.
Autobiographies are stories that people write about their own lives.
Biographies are stories that people write about others’ lives.
Historical fiction is the best genre for young readers.
Which of the following expresses a fact?
Mystery thrillers have the most suspense.
Graphic novels can have pictures and words.
Autobiography and biography are boring.
There are too many literary genres.
This selection is organized in
compare and contrast order.
chronological order.
cause and effect order.
problem and solution order.
According to the selection, why did many southerners move west to stake their claim in places like Louisiana and Texas?
How do you suppose James Marshall felt when he saw flakes of gold in the American River?
