Unit 6 [1-3]

Question 1

autobiography

Answer 1

when an authoer decides to write his or her own life story

Question 2

biography

Answer 2

a story about a real person’s life that is told in third-person

Question 3

caption

Answer 3

-sentences that can normally be found under a photograph that give information about the photograph

Question 4

memoir

Answer 4

• an autobiography that is focused on a specific incident or circumstance in a person’s life
• type of autobiography written in first-person

Question 5

nonfiction

Answer 5

-writing that is about real people and places

Question 6

text feature

Answer 6

-parts of text that draw a reader’s attention to important information

Question 7

text structure

Answer 7

-how information is organized in writing

Question 8

atom bomb

Answer 8

-a bomb that is created by millions of atoms colliding with each other

Question 9

leukemia [loo-KEE-mee-uh]

Answer 9

-a type of cancer in the blood and bone that causes a person to get very sick

Question 10

memorial

Answer 10

-something designed to save the memories of a person, event, etc., such as a monument, statue, or a holiday

Question 11

radiation

Answer 11

-energy given off as particles or waves that is harmful for humans and animals

Question 12

origami

Answer 12

-the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes

Question 13

common types of nonfiction

Answer 13

1-autobiography
2-biography
3-memoir

Question 14

common types of text features

Answer 14

1-captions
2-timelines
3-table of contents

Question 15

index

Answer 15

found at the end of a book and provides the page numbers where things in the book can be found

Question 16

How is fiction like literary nonfiction?

Answer 16

• Both include settings.
• Both are rich with sensory detail.
• Both include characters.

Question 17

blog

Answer 17

type of literary nonfiction is generally shorter in length, is a type of essay, and can be written in a casual voice

Question 18

Where does the statue built in memory & honor of Sadako stand?

Answer 18

Hiroshima Peace Park

Question 19

What is the theme of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes?

Answer 19

Strive for peace in the world so that no one suffers from the effects of war.

Question 20

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr is a(n) ___.

Answer 20

biography

Question 21

An atom bomb blast not only kills, the ___ from the blast can cause many health problems and even death years after the bomb.

Answer 21

radiation

Question 22

In Hiroshima, the Japanese remember and honor those who died on the day of the bombing every August 6. This memorial day is called ___.

Answer 22

Peace Day