<p>Name ______Period ______</p><p>STUDY GUIDE My Papa, Mark Twain by Susy Clemens</p><p>1. What is a fact? A fact is a statement or information that can be checked or proved. </p><p>2. What is an opinion? An opinion is a person’s judgment or belief. To recognize clues that indicate an opinion, look for phrases that indicate an opinion, such as, I believe or in my opinion. Also, look for words that indicate a personal judgment, such as wonderful or terrible. Beware of words, such as always, nobody, everyone, worst and all, that might indicate a personal judgment or viewpoint.</p><p>3. How does Susy Clemens describe her father? Humorous and kind</p><p>4. What does Susy Clemens mean when she writes the following? I never saw a man with so much variety of feeling as papa has. She means that Mark Twain could express many different emotions in his writing.</p><p>5. Why does Clemens mention the number of cats in the Twain home? It is a detail that supports the fact that Twain loves animals. </p><p>6. According to the information Susy Clemens presents in “My Papa, Mark Twain,” how can her father best be described? Humorous, absent-minded, and affectionate</p><p>7. How does Susy Clemens reveal a unique perspective about Mark Twain? She tells personal stories about her father at home.</p><p>8. Why does Susy Clemens write about her father that, “he could listen to himself talk for hours without getting tired?” She wanted to inform us that Twain enjoyed talking more than listening to others.</p><p>9. In “My Papa, Mark Twain,” what does Twain’s problem with the burglar alarm show about him? Twain has trouble understanding how such devices work.</p><p>10. In “My Papa, Mark Twain,” what excuse does Susy Clemens five for her father’s not being able to understand how the burglar alarm works? He has the mind of a writer and cannot understand simple things. Vocabulary – Write the definition for each word.</p><p>11. striking - very noticeable or impressive; unusual</p><p>12. absent-minded - forgetful</p><p>13. incessantly – constantly; continuously</p><p>14. consequently – as a result</p><p>15. impatient - feeling or showing annoyance because of delay </p><p>16. peculiar – out of the ordinary; odd</p><p>Reading Skill – Fact and Opinion (Fill in the blank.)</p><p>17. A fact is information that must be ____ proven ____.</p><p>18. An opinion is a person’s ___ judgment __ or _____belief______.</p><p>19. When distinguishing between fact and opinion look for words that indicate a personal judgment. Judgment words, such as wonderful, terrible, boring, exciting, beautiful, and interesting may indicate that the statement or information is an opinion.</p><p>20. Look through pages 86 – 99 find 4 opinions and 4 facts as stated in the story. Write them on your study guide. (Answers will vary.) </p><p>Text-Based Question: In “My Papa, Mark Twain,” Susy Clemens creates a vivid portrait of her father. Write a short answer telling the good point and the faults that Clemens reveals about her father. </p><p>Explain why a biography written by a daughter might be a different perspective of an author who was not related.</p>