Praxis 5511 Practice Question
Scenario/Extract:
Making a film from a novel written by Jane Austen is a daunting project for screenwriters and directors. Austen’s early-nineteenth-century culture and our contemporary Western culture are separated by centuries of continuous social and technological change, which makes Austen’s world downright foreign to our own. And while Austen’s novels run 300 to 450 pages to unfold her story, the typical screenplay is only about 100 pages; a screenwriter must do a lot of cutting to fit an Austen novel into a two-hour film. Additionally, the average moviegoer has a woefully short attention span and expects constant action and movement on the screen. In Austen, nothing happens quickly
Which of the following phrases from the passage presents an opinion rather than a fact?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Option C, “woefully short,” expresses a subjective judgment about the length of something, indicating a personal viewpoint rather than an objective measurement. In contrast, Option A, “continuous social and technological change,” describes an observable phenomenon. Option B, “typical screenplay,” refers to a standard format that can be factually assessed. Option D, “nothing happens quickly,” suggests a general observation but can be interpreted as a factual statement about the pacing of events. Therefore, only Option C conveys an opinion.
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